Anthony Dominick Benedetto, better known as Tony Bennett (born August 3, 1926), is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter, having created works — under the name Benedetto — that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is the founder of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in New York City.
Raised in New York City, Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as an infantryman with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. Afterwards, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags to Riches" followed in the early 1950s. Bennett then further refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career and his personal life then suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era.
The greatest Superhero movie of all time! (not counting all the others)
[after Aunt Lucille farts through Rick and Jill's conversation, Hourglass breaks through the window]::Hourglass: Sorry to drop in uninvited.::Rick Riker: It's okay. We were hoping someone would open a window. It was getting stuffy in here.
Uncle Albert: With great power comes... ow!::Rick Riker: Great responsibility? Try to breathe!::Uncle Albert: I can't. You're kneeling on my balls!
Uncle Albert: [to Rick about a book on puberty] There are mood swings, fluid retention, and once a month you'll bleed from your vagina.::[awkward pause]::Uncle Albert: This may be the wrong book.
Rick Riker: I'm not wearing any diamonds.
Rick Riker: [during a prolonged conversation with Jill while plummeting from a rooftop] This is a really tall building.
Lou Landers: [before death] Oh fuck.
Uncle Albert: God, Lucille! How could you take her away from me! I can't live without her! Lucille! Snookie lumps!::Undertaker: I'm sorry, there's been a terrible mistake. This is your wife.::Uncle Albert: [sees Lucille in other casket] Ah!::Undertaker: She is this man's wife.::Uncle Albert: Give me five minutes.
Tom Cruise: [clapping with each syllable to emphasize his point] Old MacDonald had a farm and Bingo was his name - o.
Uncle Albert: [lovingly] Your thighs look like warm cottage cheese someone threw up on a hot sidewalk.::Aunt Lucille Adams: And you've always had a tiny penis.::Uncle Albert: Well, what does it matter when you're in love?
Priest: We are gathered today to say goodbye to Lucille Adams.::Mourners: Goodbye!
Plot
Tony Bennett sits in his apartment. A compulsive man. Repeatedly making his bed, arranging his things, checking to see if the doors and windows are locked. He has no job, no friends. He is allowed to collect from social services until he gets back on his feet. He's on probation for the next 5 years. Today is the first day his Probation Officer comes to the house. He can't bring himself to take down all Grace's pictures. They wallpaper his room. He sits on a wooden chair... waiting... The clock ticks away on the wall.
Plot
The year Tony Bennett turns 80, he releases the CD "Duets, An American Classic," and for Public Broadcasting System, he performs nine duets (eight from the album) and a solo in front of an audience in L.A. Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bruce Willis, John Travolta, and Robert De Niro provide brief commentary, and there are a few clips and lots of stills of Bennett through his career. Mostly it's singing: with Barbra Streisand, John Legend, k.d. lang and Chris Botti, Diana Krall, Juanez, Elton John, Michael Bublé, Stevie Wonder, and Christina Aguilera. The Tony Bennett Dancers give cabaret and 60's stagings to several numbers.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, colon-in-title, five-word-title, jazz-music, male-singer, name-in-title, reference-to-tony-bennett, singer, singing, song
Plot
A drama/thriller, set in the South, about a young boy who longs to escape the misery of his childhood and the misunderstanding of his hometown. A gifted, self-taught, special effects make-up artist, Green dreams of going to Hollywood to make his own monsters. But the real demons of Green's life threaten to hold him back: a drunken stepfather who terrorizes his mother, a group of religious fanatics who want to destroy his work, and the love of a girl who can't let go of small town life.
Keywords: abortion, abuse, alcoholic, halloween, overalls, reference-to-fangoria, religion, two-word-title
Sex ... Bugs ... and Rock'n'Roll
There are monsters standing in his way.
Angevin Duvet: [about the "new" Friday the 13th] Excellent body count.
Ms. Duvet: Do you know this disgusting ritual originates with a pagan holiday?::Green Graves: Yeah, so does Christmas.
Billy Martin: She's my first cousin, and the cutest one I got, too. Like I always say, the closer kin, the deeper in. [chucking]
Plot
Why are we here, what's it all about? The Monty Python-team is trying to sort out the most important question on Earth: what is the meaning of life? They do so by exploring the various stages of life, starting with birth. A doctor seems more interested in his equipment than in delivering the baby or caring for the mother, a Roman Catholic couple have quite a lot of children because 'every sperm is sacred'. In the growing and learning part of life, catholic schoolboys attend a rather strange church service and ditto sex education lesson. Onto war, where an officer's plan to attack is thwarted by his underlings wanting to celebrate his birthday and an officer's leg is bitten off by presumably an African tiger. At middle age a couple orders 'philosophy' at a restaurant, after which the film continues with live organ transplants. The autumn years are played in a restaurant, which, after being treated to the song 'Isn't It Awfully Nice to Have a Penis?' by an entertainer, sees the arrival of an extremely fat man. He can eat a lot, but also throw up quite copiously. The Grim Reaper brings for the final stage of human life, death, a visit to a mansion, where the people are rather interested in him. But life doesn't stop at death. It's onto heaven, where it's always Christmas.
Keywords: 1870s, 1910s, 1980s, 19th-century, 20th-century, absurd-humor, absurdism, acting-like-a-fish, actor-playing-multiple-roles, africa
What it is, Where it is, and how to avoid treading in it [Video Australia]
It took God six days to create the earth, and Monty Python just 90 minutes to screw it up.
Hospital Administrator: And what are you doing this morning?::Obstetrician: It's a birth.::Hospital Administrator: Ah. And what sort of thing is that?::Dr. Spenser: Well, that's where we take a new baby out of a lady's tummy.::Hospital Administrator: Wonderful what we can do nowdays.
Man in Pink: [singing] Whenever life gets you down Mrs. Brown / and things seem hard or tough / and people are stupid, obnoxious or daft / and you feel that you've had quite enough! / just remember that your standing on a planet thats evolving / revolving at nine-hundred miles an hour / its orbiting at ninety miles a second / so its reckoned / a sun that is the source of all our power / the sun and you and me / and all the stars that we can see / are moving at a million miles a day / in an outer spiral arm at forty-thousand miles an hour / of the galaxy we call the Milky Way / Our galaxy itself / contains a hundred billion stars / its a hundred thousand lightyears side to side / it bulges in the middle / sixteen-thousand lightyears thick / but out by us its just three-thousand lightyears wide / were thirty-thousand lightyears from galatic central point / we go round every two-hundred-million years / and our galaxy is only one of millions of billions in this amazing and expanding universe. [musical interlude] The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding / in all of the directions it can whiz / as fast as it can go / the speed of light you know / twelve million miles a minute and thats the fastest speed there is / so remember when your feeling very small and insecure / how amazingly unlikely is your birth / and pray that there intelligent life somewhere up in space / cause theres bugger all down here on Earth.
Noel Coward: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Here's a little number I tossed off recently in the Caribbean. [singing] Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis? / Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong? / It's swell to have a stiffy. / It's divine to own a dick, / From the tiniest little tadger / To the world's biggest prick. / So, three cheers for your Willy or John Thomas. / Hooray for your one-eyed trouser snake, / Your piece of pork, your wife's best friend, / Your Percy, or your cock. / You can wrap it up in ribbons. / You can slip it in your sock, / But don't take it out in public, / Or they will stick you in the dock, / And you won't come back.
Grim Reaper: Englishmen, you're all so fucking pompous. None of you have got any balls.
Grim Reaper: Shut up, you American. You Americans, all you do is talk, and talk, and say "let me tell you something" and "I just wanna say." Well, you're dead now, so shut up.
Father: The mill's closed. There's no more work. We're destitute.::Children: Ohhhhh.::Father: I'm afraid I have no choice but to sell you all for scientific experiments.
Gaston: You see that house? That is where I was born. My mother said to me, "Garcon. The world is a beautiful place, and you must spread joy and contentment everywhere you go". And so I became a waiter... Well, I know it is not a great philosophy but... [pauses, looks offended] Well, fuck you. I can live my life in my own way if I want to. [begins to walk away in disgust] Fuck off. Don't come following me.
Chaplain: Let us praise God. O Lord...::Congregation: O Lord...::Chaplain: ...Ooh, You are so big...::Congregation: ...ooh, You are so big...::Chaplain: ...So absolutely huge.::Congregation: ...So absolutely huge.::Chaplain: Gosh, we're all really impressed down here, I can tell You.::Congregation: Gosh, we're all really impressed down here, I can tell You.::Chaplain: Forgive us, O Lord, for this, our dreadful toadying, and...::Congregation: And barefaced flattery.::Chaplain: But You are so strong and, well, just so super.::Congregation: Fantastic.::Humphrey: Amen.::Congregation: Amen.
Maitre d': Good evening sir and how are we today?::Mr. Creosote: Better.::Maitre d': Better?::Mr. Creosote: Better get a bucket. I'm gonna throw up.
Paitent: What do I do?::Dr. Spenser: Nothing, dear! You're not qualified!
Plot
Vaudevillians supporting the musical efforts of aging Hollywood star Diane de Valle decide to head for Tinseltown themselves when de Valle's high salary and low drawing power cancel the revue. Managing to land roles in a de Valle musical movie, perky Peggy is rescued from the chorus line by the tricks of her boyfriend Jack, who uses bravado to usurp de Valle's role in favor of Peggy, who is more suited to the bouncy musical.
Keywords: based-on-play, hollywood
WHEN YOU'RE NOT CHEERING THE MUSIC, YOU'RE LAUGHING AT THE FUN! (original poster-all caps)
She went to Hollywood to be a star...and soft-soaped her way into a laundry job...till opportunity knocked, and in walker fame, love and laughter (original poster)
There was a man
Looked up to Heaven
And he said, “Lord, what good am I?
I feel so unimportant that it makes me want to cry.
What should I do, Lord? Please answer me.”
The Lord said, “Sure son, I’ll tell you what to be:
The best thing to be is a person.
Just a person who loves is fellow man.
The best thing to be is a person.
Just a person who does the best he can.”
The Lord said, “You can be a big man,
And I can tell you where to start.
Just let the world around you
Know the love that’s in your heart.”
The Lord said softly, “Listen to me.
There’s only one thing that I want you to be.
The one thing to be is a person.
Just a person who does the best he can.”
When you held your hand to my heart
Dear you did something grand to my heart
And we played the scene to perfection
Though we didn't have the time to rehearse
Since you took control of my life
You have become the whole of my life
When you are away it's awful
And when you are with me it's worse
Lover, when I'm near you
And I hear you speak my name
Softly in my ear and breathe a flame
Lover, when we're dancing
Keep on glancing in my eyes
Till love's only trancing music dies
All of my future is in you
You're every plan I design
Promise you'll always continue
To be mine
Lover, please be tender
When you're tender fears depart
Lover, I surrender to my heart
Well, I say that the devil is in you
And to resist you I try
But if you didn't continue
I would die
Lover, please be tender
When you're tender fears depart
Lover, I surrender to my heart
Music play
something dreamy for dancing
while we're here romancing
It's love's holiday
And Love will be our guide
Close your Eyes
When you open them dear
I'll be right hear by your side
So...
Close your eyes
rest your head on my shoulder and sleep
Close your eyes
And I will close mine
Close your eyes
Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep
Close your eyes
This is divine
Music play
something dreamy for dancing
while were here romancing
It's love's holiday
And Love will be our guide
Close your Eyes
When you open them dear
I'll be near by your side
So won't you close your eyes...
It must have been moonglow
Way up in the blue
It must have been moonglow
That led me straight to you
I still hear you saying
"Dear one, hold me fast"
And I started praying
"Oh, Lord, please make this last"
We seemed to float
Right through the air
Heavenly songs
Seemed to come from every where
And now when there's moonglow
Way up in the blue
I always remember
That moonglow gave me you
We seemed to float
Right through the air
All those Heavenly songs
Seemed to come from every where
And now when there's moonglow
Way up in the blue
I'll always remember
That moonglow gave me you
That moonglow gave me you
Some people cry the blues, I never could
I had no time for tears, life was too good
I had the brightest smile in town, oh yeah
Till you came along, and turned it upside down.
Everything went my way, life was a ball
But then you came along and changed it all
You took the brightest smile in town,
Oh you took it, and you turned it upside down
You brought me love, oh tender love
That made my whole world glow
And then you took it all away
Just why, I'll never know
I'll soon forget in time, And smile again
But I can never smile as I did then
You took the brightest smile in town, well
You took it, and you turned it upside down
I didn't need it
You took it, and you turned it upside down
You better believe it
You took it, and you turned it upside down
I didn't know what time it was,
Then I met you.
Oh, what a lovely time it was,
How sublime it was too!
I didn't know what day it was,
You held my hand.
Warm like the month of May it was,
And I'll say it was grand.
Grand to be alive, to be young,
To be mad, to be yours alone!
Grand to see your face, feel your touch,
Hear your voice say I'm all your own.
I didn't know what year it was,
Life was no prize.
I wanted love and here it was
Shining out of your eyes.
I'm wise,
And I know what time it is
Yes, I'm wise and I know what time it is now.
No tears, no fears
Remember, there's always tomorrow
So what if we have to part
We'll be together again
Your kiss, your smile
are memories I'll treasure forever
so try thinking with your heart
We'll be together again
Times when I know you'll be lonesome
times when I know you'll be sad
don't let temptation surround you
don't let the blues make you bad
Some day, some way
we both have a lifetime before us
for parting is not goodbye
We'll be together again
Be sure it's true when you say
"I love you"
It's a sin to tell a lie
Millions of hearts have been broken
Just because one word was spoken
I love you
Yes I do
I love you
If you break my heart I'll die
So be sure that it's true when you say
"I love you"
It's sin to tell a lie
When I look in your eyes
I see the wisdom of the world in your eyes
I see the sadness of a thousand goodbyes
When I look in your eyes
And it is no surprise
To see the softness of the moon in your eyes
The gentle sparkle of the stars in the skies
When I look into your eyes
In your eyes
I see the deepness of the sea
I see the deepness of the love
The love I feel you feel for me
Autumn comes, summer dies
I see the passing of the years in your eyes
And when we part there’ll be no tears, no goodbyes
I’ll just look into your eyes
I feel the love you feel for me
Autumn comes, summer dies
I see the passing of the years in your eyes
And when we part there’ll be no tears, no goodbyes
I’ll just look into your eyes
Those eyes, so wise
So warm, so real
How I love the world your eyes reveal
Nobody's heart belongs to me
Hiegh Ho; Who cares?
Nobody writes his songs to me,
No one belongs to me.
That's the least of my cares.
I may be sad at times,
And disinclined to play,
But it's not bad at times,
To go your own sweet way.
Nobody's arms belong to me
No arms feel strong to me.
I admire the moon as a moon, just a moon.
Nobody's heart belongs to me....today.
I got her off my hands,
Now since she's off my hands,
I can't get her off my mind.
Haven't slept a wink in a week,
I'm up with the shadows,
Playing hide and seek.
gee,
I never thought that I would
be the one to cry,
but now I'm the cry-in-est kind.
Nobody knows how my poor heart aches,
I guess I'm really paying
For my mistakes.
So, I got her off my hands,
and since she's off my hands,
I can't get her out my mind.
Nobody knows how my poor heart aches,
I guess I'm really paying
For my mistakes.
So, I got her off my hands,
and since she's off my hands,
Come on along and listen to
The Lullaby of Broadway
The hip hooray and bally hoo
The Lullaby of Broadway
The rumble of a subway train
The rattle of a taxi
The daffodils who entertain
At Angelo's and Maxie's
When a Broadway baby says good night
It's early in the morning
Manhattan babies don't sleep tight
Until the dawn
Goodnight, baby
Goodnight, the milkman's on his way
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep tight, let's call it a day, hey
Come on along, listen to
The Lullaby of Broadway
The Copacabana, Birdland to
The Lullaby of Broadway
The band begins to go to town
And everything gets hazy
You rock-a-bye your baby 'round
To Ellington or Basie
When a Broadway baby says good night
It's early in the morning
Manhattan babies don't sleep tight
Until the dawn
Goodnight, baby
Goodnight, the milkman's on his way
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep tight, let's call it a day
But listen to the Lullaby of Old Broadway
Come on along and be a Broadway
Broadway
Goodnight, baby
Goodnight, the milkman's on his way
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep tight, let's call it a day
Come, let's take the A train
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing
It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is swing
It makes no difference if it's sweet or hot
Just give that rhythm everything you've got
It had to be you, it had to be you
I wandered around and finally found
Somebody who could make me be true
Could make me be blue or even be glad
Just to be sad, thinking of you
Some others I've seen, might never mean
Might never be cross or try to be boss
But they wouldn't do for nobody else
Gave me a thrill with all your faults I love you still
If I ruled the world, every day would be the first day of spring
Every heart would have a new song to sing
And we'd sing of the joy every morning would bring
If I ruled the world, every man would be as free as a bird
Every voice would be a voice to be heard
Take my word we would treasure each day that occurred
My world would be a beautiful place
Where we would weave such wonderful dreams
My world would wear a smile on its face
Like the man in the moon has when the moon beams
If I ruled the world every man would say the world was his friend
There'd be happiness that no man could end
No my friend, not if I ruled the world
Every head would be held up high
There'd be sunshine in everyone's sky
In the middle of an island
In the middle of the ocean
You and I beneath the moonlight
With just the monkeys and the palm trees
In the middle of an island
When it's time to do some kissin'
Plenty time for lotsa lovin'
And walkin' barefoot in the sand
Though there's no island at all
Just a picture on my wall
My darlin', how I wish we could be
(I wish that we could be)
In the middle of an islandIn the middle of the ocean
You and I forever, darlin'
In a paradise for two
(in a paradise for two)'
Though there's no island at all
Just a picture on my wall
My darlin', how I wish we could be
(I wish that we could be)
In the middle of an island
In the middle of the ocean
You and I forever, darlin'
In a paradise for two
(In the middle of the ocean on an island kissin' you)
I want to be happy but
I won't be happy till I make you happy too;
Life's really worth living,
when we are mirth-giving.
Why can't I give some to you?
When skies are gray and you say you are blue,
I'll send the sun smiling through,
I want to be happy,
but I won't be happy till I make you happy, too
I won't cry anymore, now that you've left me
I won't cry anymore, now that you're gone
I've shed a million tears since we're apart
But tears can never mend a broken heart
I won't sigh anymore, I'll just forget you
And I'm closing the door of memories
Though you're the one love that my arms are longin' for
This is goodbye, I won't cry anymore
I won't sigh anymore, I'll just forget you
And I'm closing the door of memories
Though you're the one love that my arms are longin' for
This is goodbye (this is goodbye),
I won't cry anymore
How a dreary world can suddenly change
To a world as bright as the evening star
Queer
What a difference when your vision is clear
And you see things as they really are
I used to be color-blind
But I met you and now I find
There's green in the grass
There's gold in the moon
There's blue in the skies
That semi-circle that was always hanging about
Is not a storm cloud - it's a rainbow
And you brought the colors out
Believe me it's really true
Till I met you I never knew
A setting sun could paint such beautiful skies
I never knew there were such lovely colors
And the big surprise
Is the red in your cheeks
The gold in your hair
The blue in your eyes
I wanna be around to pick up the pieces
When somebody breaks your heart
Some somebody twice as smart as I
A somebody who will swear to be true
Like you used to do with me
Who'll leave you to learn that
Misery loves company, wait and see
I mean, I wanna be around to see how he does it
When he breaks your heart to bits
Let's see if the puzzle fits so fine
And that's when I'll discover that revenge is sweet
As I sit there applaudin' from a front-row seat
When somebody breaks your heart like you broke mine
And that's when we'll discover that revenge is sweet
As we sit there applaudin' from a front-row seat
When somebody breaks your heart like you broke mine
I guess I'll have to change my plan
I should have realized there'd be another man
I overlooked that point completely
Until the big affair began
Before I knew where I was at
I found myself upon the shelf and that was that
I tried to reach the moon but when I got there
All that I could get was the air
My feet are back upon the ground
I lost the one girl I'd found
Before I knew where I was at
I found myself upon the shelf and that was that
I tried to reach the moon but when I got there
All that I could get was the air
My feet are back upon the ground
I lost the one girl
The one girl I'd found
The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay
The glory that was Rome is of another day
I've been terribly alone and forgotten in Manhattan
I'm going home to my city by the Bay
I left my heart in San Francisco
High on a hill, it calls to me
To be where little cable cars
climb halfway to the stars
The morning fog may chill the air,
I don't care
My love waits there in San Francisco
Above the blue and windy sea
When I come home to you, San Francisco
Your golden sun will shine for me
Pack up your troubles and just get happy
Ya better chase all your cares away
Sing Hallelujah, c'mon get happy
Get ready for the judgment day
The sun is shinin', c'mon get happy
The Lord is waiting to take your hand
Shout Hallelujah, c'mon get happy
We're goin' to the Promised Land
We're headin' 'cross the river
Gonna wash our sins in the tide
It's all so peaceful
On the other side
Forget your troubles and just get happy
Ya better chase all your cares away
Sing Hallelujah, c'mon get happy
Get ready for the judgment day
The sun is shinin', c'mon get happy
The Lord is waiting to take your hand
Shout Hallelujah, c'mon get happy
We're goin' to the Promised Land We're headin' 'cross the river
Wash our sins away in the tide
It's all so peaceful
On the other side
We're headin' 'cross the river
Wash our sins away in the tide
It's all so peaceful
On the other side
Forget your troubles and just get happy
Ya better chase your cares away!!
Sing Hallelujah, c'mon get happy
Get ready for the judgment day
All day long you're asking me what I see in you
All day long I'm answering but what good does it do?
I have nothing to explain
I just love you, love you, and I'll tell you once again
I don't know why I love you like I do
I don't know why, I just do
I don't know why you thrill me like you do
I don't know why, you just do
You never seem to want my romancing
The only time you hold me is when we're dancing
I don't know why I love you like I do
I don't know why, I just do
You never seem to want my romancing
The only time you hold me is when we're dancing
I don't know why I love you like I do
I don't know why, I just do
Where has the time all gone to?
Haven't done half the things we want to
Oh well, we'll catch up some other time
This day was just a token
Too many words are still unspoken
Oh well, we'll catch up some other time
Just when the fun is startin'
Comes the time for partin'
But let's just be glad for what we've had
And what's to come
There's so much more embracin'
Still to be done but time is racin'
Oh well, we'll catch up some other time
There's so much more embracin'
Still to be done but time is racin'
Spring in Manhattan
Starts after dark
After a lazy afternoon
In Central Park
Washington Square may be where
You'll feel her first warm touch
Down in the village, you'll find
She may be much, too much
Spring in Manhattan
Never stays long
Still if you fall in love
She'll bless you with a song
And if you'll listen to every word
The song she'll sing will bring
Spring in Manhattan
Take the moment, let it happen
Hug the moment, make it last
Hold the feeling for the moment
Or the moment will have passed
All the noises buzzin' in your head
Warning you to wait, what for?
Don't listen, let it happen
Take the moment
Make the moment
Many moments more
Make for us a thousand more
Take the moment, let it happen
Hug the moment, make it last
Hold the feeling for the moment
Or the moment will have passed
All the noises buzzin' in your head
Warning you to wait, what for?
Don't listen, let it happen
Take the moment
Make the moment
Many moments more
A Taste Of Honey
Tony Bennett
Written by Ric Marlow and Bobby Scott
Peaked at # 94 in 1964: his second song to get stuck at that level in face of the surging British Invasion (see also "When Joanna Loved Me")
Previously charted in 1962 by the Victor Feldman Quartet (# 88) and Martin Denny & His
Orchestra (# 50)
Later charted by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass at # 7 in 1965
Winds may blow over the icy sea
I'll take with me the warmth of thee
A taste of honey
A taste much sweeter than wine
I will return
I'll return
I'll come back for the honey and you
I'll leave behind my heart to wear
And may it e'er remind you of
A taste of honey
A taste much sweeter than wine
I will return
I'll return
I'll come back for the honey and you
He ne'er came back to his love so fair
And so she died dreaming of his kiss
His kiss of honey
A taste more bitter than wine
I will return
I will return
I'll come back for the honey and you
I'll come back for the honey and you!
Listen how our happy hearts are beating
Like the ocean beats upon the sand
And our feet in rhythm keep repeating
Every little movement of the band
Sweet music soft and mellow
Soothing and slow
Strains of a mellow cello
When lights are low
Dear, we're so close together
I love you so
Why think about the weather
When lights are low?
Who hearts revealing
Music hath charms
Life's so appealing
With inspiration in your arms
Our lips meeting soft and tender
Love's all aglow
Why shouldn't we surrender
When lights are low?
Sweet music soft and mellow
Strains of a mellow cello
I mean dear, we're so close together
Why think about the weather
When lights are low?
Who hearts revealing
Music hath charms
Life's so appealing
With inspiration in your arms
Our lips meeting soft and tender
Love's all aglow
Why shouldn't we surrender
When lights are low?
And if that's not lovin' me
Then all I've got to say
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
And there's no such thing as Doctor Seuss
Or Disneyland, and Mother Goose, no nursery rhyme
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
And when my self is feelin' low
I think about her face aglow to ease my mind
And if that ain't lovin' me
Then all I've got to say
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
And there's no such thing as make-believe
Puppy dogs, autumn leaves 'n' BB guns
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't snow in Minneapolis when the winter comes
And when my self is feelin' low
I think about her face aglow to ease my mind
If that's not lovin' me
Then all I've got to say
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
There's no such thing as Doctor Seuss
Disneyland, or Mother Goose, there’s no nursery rhyme
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't snow in Indianapolis when the winter comes
And when my self is feelin' low
I think about her face aglow to ease my mind
If that's not lovin' me
Then all I've got to say
That’s really lovin’ me
I mean that’s love
Cold, no I can’t believe your heart is cold
Maybe slow to warm from a long, lonely night
But just let someone start believing in you,
let him hold out his hand
Let him touch you and watch what happens
One someone who can look in your eyes,
and see into your heart
Let him find you and watch what happens
Cold, no I won't believe your heart is cold
Maybe just afraid to be broken again
But just let someone with a deep love to give
Give that deep love to you,
And what magic you'll see
Let someone give his heart,
Someone who cares like me
Let someone give his heart who cares like me
Someone who cares like me
And what magic you'll see
Let someone give his heart,
Someone who cares like me
Someone who cares like me
In dreams we'll always be together
Beneath the moonlit sky
We mustn't say goodbye
Each night I'll push aside the mountains
I'll drain the oceans dry
We mustn't say goodbye
I promise you that when the postman rings
My heart will be inside
The envelope he brings
Oh, don't you know the memories we gathered
Can never, never die
We mustn't say goodbye
You're my funny valentine...
Sweet, comic valentine...
You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable, unphotographable
Yet you're my favorite work of art
Is your figure less than Greek?
Is your mouth a little weak?
When you open it to speak,
are you smart?
But don't change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine
Stay
Each day is Valentine's Day.
Went for a walk on day alone
Down around the bay
I guess you could say that it was fate
How else could I have met my love
On the Golden Gate?
She strolled along the bridge, and she
Was the cutest pigeon, gee
Did you never palpitate?
Well, you’d have swooned to see her there
On the Golden Gate
I looked into her eyes
And foggy skies were clear
Just when I thought love was here
What a switch
Along came a Cadillac
It stopped and she got in back
Alas and alack, she had a date
I finally found the love I longed for too late
I have no gold and got the gate on the Golden Gate
I hung around to see if she would reappear
But no such luck and now it’s clear I’m a goner
Now every day I stroll along
Down around the bay
I guess I’ll simply chalk it up to fate
And that’s what happens to you when you don’t rate
I had no gold and got the gate on the Golden Gate
Don't Wait Too Long
Tony Bennett
Written by Sunny Skylar
Peaked at # 54 in 1963
You are the summer and I am the autumn
Don't wait too long
Your song's beginning while mine has been sung
Don't wait too long
Fall is a lovely time of the year
When the leaves turn to gold and brown
But soon fall is ending and winter is near
And the leaves start tumblin' down
Why must the moments go by in such haste?
Don't wait too long
Winter is coming, I've no time to waste
Don't wait too long
So while my heart's gay and foolish and free and still can sing its song
Share every precious moment with me, don't wait too long
I tried so hard, my dear, to show that you're my every dream
Yet you're afraid each thing I do is just some evil scheme
A memory from your lonesome past keeps us so far apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?
Another love before my time made your heart sad and blue
And so my heart is paying now for things I didn't do
In anger unkind words are said that make the teardrops start
Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?
You'll never know how much it hurts to see you sit and cry
You know you need and want my love yet you're afraid to try
Why do you run and hide from life?
To try it just ain't smart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?
There was a time when I believed that you belonged to me
But now I know your heart is shackled to a memory
The more I learn to care for you, the more we drift apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?
The Gentle Rain
Tony Bennet
(Matt Dubey/Luiz Bonf)
We both are lost and alone in the world,
Walk with me in the gentle rain.
Don't be afraid; I've a hand for your hand,
And I will be your love for a while.
I feel your tears as they fall on my cheek,
They are warm in the gentle rain.
Don't be afraid; I've a hand for your hand,
And our love will be sweet, will be sad,
Very sweet like the gentle rain, like the gentle rain,
Like the gentle rain, gentle rain, gentle rain, gentle rain.
Before you leave these portals to meet less fortunate souls,
There's just one final message I would give to you.
You all have learned reliance on the sacred teachings of science
So I hope through life you never will decline in spite of philistine defiance
To do what all good scientists do.
Experiment.
Make it your motto day and night.
Experiment and it will lead you to the light.
The apple on the top of the tree is never to high to achieve,
So take an example from Eve, experiment.
Be curious, though interfering friends may frown,
Get furious at each attempt to hold you down.
If this advice you always employ, the future can offer you infinite joy
And merriment.
Experiment and you'll see.
I want your eyes to see my eyes
I want your lips to touch my lips
I want your love to be my love forever more
Can you find it in your heart to forgive me
I was thoughtless heaven knows I acted badly
But the love I once gave to you so gladly
Can you find it in your heart
Can't we make another start, please forgive me
I'm repenting and your arms alone can save me
So if carelessly I lost the love you gave me
Can you find it in your heart
Day and night I want your eyes to see my eyesI want your lips to touch my lips
I want your love to be my love forever more
And never never more to part
Must you tell me that it's over, think it over
Though I once betrayed your love, forgive the treason
And my darling if your mind can't find the reason
Can you find it in your heart
When suddenly you you sight
someone for whom you yearn
Ca c'est l'amour
And when to your delight
she loves you in return
Ca c'est l'amour
Then dawns a dreary day
Your darling goes away
and all is over, you are sure
But oh, when she returns
And loves you as before
You take her in your lonely arms
and want her even more
Ca c'est l'amour
Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin' town
Chicago, Chicago, I'll show you around
Bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues in Chicago
Chicago, the town that *Mart Faye* could not shut down
On State Street, that great street
I just want to say
They do things that they don't do on Broadway, say
They have the time, the time of their life
I saw a man, he danced with his wife
In Chicago, my home town
They have the time, the time of their life
I saw a man, he danced with his wife
In Chicago
In Chicago
In Chicago
Night and stars above that shine so bright
The myst'ry of their fading light
That shines upon our caravan
Sleep upon my shoulder as we creep
Across the sand so I may keep
The mem'ry of our caravan
This is so exciting
You are so inviting
Resting in my arms
As I thrill to the magic charms
Of you beside me here beneath the blue
My dream of love is coming true
Within our desert caravan!
The party's over, the game is ended, the dreams I dreamed went up in smoke.
They didn't pan out as I had intended;
I should know how to take a joke.
I'll go my way by myself, this is the end of romance.
I'll go my way by myself, love is only a dance.
I'll try to apply myself and teach my heart to sing.
I'll go my way by myself like a bird on the wing,
I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own;
No one knows better than I, myself, I'm by myself alone.
I'll go my way by myself, here's how the comedy ends.
I'll have to deny myself love and laughter and friends.
Grey clouds in sky above have put a blot on my fun.
I'll try to fly high above for a place in the sun.
I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own;
No one knows better than I, myself, I'm by myself alone.
I walk along the street of sorrow
The boulevard of broken dreams
Where gigolo and gigolette
Can take a kiss without regret
So they forget their broken dreams
You laugh tonight and cry tomorrow
When you behold your shattered schemes
Gigolo and gigolette
Wake up to find their eyes are wet
With tears that tell of broken dreams
Here is where you'll always find me Always walking up and down
But I left my soul behind me
In an old cathedral town
The joy that you find here you borrow
You cannot keep it long it seems
Gigolo and gigolette
Still sing a song and dance along
The boulevard of broken dreams
Here is where you'll always find me Always walking up and down
For I left my soul behind me
In an old cathedral town
The joy that you find here you borrow
You cannot keep it long it seems
But gigolo and gigolette
Still sing a song and dance along
The boulevard of broken dreams
Now, I found, that the world is round
and of course it rains everyday.
Living tomorrow, where in the world will I be tomorrow?
How far am I able to see?
Or am I needed here?
(chorus...)
If I remember all of the things I have done,
I'd remember all of the times I've gone wrong.
Why do they keep me here?
(chorus...)
And (chorus...)
And (chorus...)
Now, I found, that the world is round
and of course it rains everyday.
Living tomorrow, where in the world will I be tomorrow?
How far am I able to see?
Or am I needed here?
(chorus...)
If I remember all of the things I have done,
I'd remember all of the times I've gone wrong.
Why do they keep me here?
(chorus...)
And (chorus...)
And (chorus...)
I'm wild again, beguiled again
A simpering, whimpering child again
Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I
I couldn't sleep, and wouldn't sleep
When love came and told me I shouldn't sleep
Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I
I lost my heart, but what of it?
She is cold, I agree
She can laugh, but I love it
Although the laugh's on me
I'll sing to her, each spring to her
And long for the day when I'll cling to her
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered am I
Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
Tony Bennett
(Irving Berlin)
I'm putting on my top hat,
tying up my white tie, brushing off my tails.
I'm duding up my shirt front,
putting in shirt studs, polishing my nails.
And I'm stepping out, my dear,
To breathe an atmosphere that simply reeks with class,
And I trust that you'll excuse my dust when I step on the gas,
For I'll be there putting down my top hat,
Mussing up my white tie, dancing in my tails.
(Lee Adams / Charles Strouse)
Gray skies are gonna clear up,
Put on a happy face;
Brush off the clouds and cheer up,
Put on a happy face.
Take off the gloomy mask of tragedy,
It's not your style;
You'll look so good that you'll be glad
Ya' decide to smile!
Pick out a pleasant outlook,
Stick out that noble chin;
Wipe off that "full of doubt" look,
Slap on a happy grin!
And spread sunshine all over the place,
Just put on a happy face!
Put on a happy face
Put on a happy face
And if you're feeling cross and bitterish
Don't sit and whine
Think of banana split and licorice
And you'll feel fine
I knew a girl so gloomy
She'd never laugh or sing
She wouldn't listen to me
Now she's a mean old thing
So spread sunshine all over the place
Just put on a happy face
Brothers, sisters
Listen to what I say
Moanin' and groanin'
Won't drive those blues away
Lift up your voices in song
You know you've all done wrong
You sinners, drop everything
And let that harmony ring
Up to Heaven
And sing, you sinners
Just wave your arms all about
And let the Lord hear you shout
Pour the music right out
And sing, you sinners
Whenever there's music
The Devil kicks
He don't allow music
By the river Styx
You're wicked and you're depraved
And you've all misbehaved
If you wanna be saved
Well, sing, you sinners
Well, up until now
I've been asking you singers to sing
But if you can't sing, dance
C'mon band, swing
Swing, swing, swing
Swing, you sinners
Swing, swing, swing
Swing, you sinners
Whenever there's music
The Devil kicks
He don't allow music
By the river Styx
You're wicked and you're depraved
And you've all misbehaved
If you wanna be saved
If you wanna be saved
Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum
You came along and everything started to hum
Still, it's a real good bet, the best is yet to come
The best is yet to come, and babe, won't it be fine
You think you've seen the sun, but you ain't seen it shine
Wait till the warm-up's underway
Wait till our lips have met
Wait till you see that sunshine day
You ain't seen nothin' yet
The best is yet to come, and babe, won't it be fine
The best is yet to come, come the day you're mine
Come the day you're mine
I'm gonna teach you to fly
We've only tasted the wine
We're gonna drain the cup dry
Wait till your charms are right for these arms to surround
You think you've flown before, but you ain't left the ground
Wait till you're locked in my embrace
Wait till I draw you near
Wait till you see that sunshine place
Ain't nothin' like it here
The best is yet to come, and babe, won't it be fine
The best is yet to come, come the day you're mine, ho-ho,
Georgia Rose
Georgia Rose
You’re the most precious rose Dixie grows
Now some folks don’t think its right
‘Cause your skins dark as night
You know you’ve a heart lily white
To the good Lord up above
We all look just the same
Don’t hang your head down in shame
Georgia Rose
Georgia Rose
Don’t be blue ‘cause you’re black
I know I'd go from rags to riches
If you would only say you care
And though my pockets may be empty
I'd be a millionaire
Aunque mi ropa sea usada
Yo tengo un corazon de rey
Ya con su amor nada me falta
Ella es mi fe!
So open your arms and you'll open the door
To every treasure that I'm hoping for
Ay que sienta besarla que no hay nadie mas como yo!
Must I forever stay a beggar
Que nunca vio salir el sol
Or will I go from rags to riches
You're my funny valentine...
Sweet, comic valentine...
You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable, unphotographable
Yet you're my favorite work of art
Is your figure less than Greek?
Is your mouth a little weak?
When you open it to speak,
are you smart?
But don't change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine
Stay
Stranger In Paradise
-Artist: Tony Bennett from "The Very Thought Of You"-Columbia AL-30758
-peak Billboard position # 2 in 1954
-competing versions charted by The Four Aces (#3), Tony Martin (#10) and
-Gordon MacRae (#29)
-from the musical "Kismet"-based on Borodin's "Polovtsian Dances"
-Words and Music by Robert Wright and George Forrest
Take my hand
I'm a stranger in paradise
All lost in a wonderland
A stranger in paradise
If I stand starry-eyed
That's the danger in paradise
For mortals who stand beside an angel like you
I saw your face and I ascended
Out of the commonplace into the rare
Somewhere in space I hang suspended
Until I know there's a chance that you care
Won't you answer this fervent prayer
Of a stranger in paradise?
Don't send me in dark despair
>From all that I hunger for
But open your angel's arms
To this stranger in paradise
And tell him that he need be
A stranger no more
Transcribed by Robin Hood
These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above
and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet
music, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.
Maybe September
I'll love again
Maybe a rainbow
Will catch me then
This little boy lost
Will find his way once more
Just like before
When lips were tender
The shade of a willow
Where love was born
A face on a pillow
In early morn
I still see that golden world
In all it's splendor
Maybe September
Love will come again
A taller tree, a sweeter log
A bluer morning sky above
And maybe come September
I'll share these wonders
Words and music are all that I need
I will follow wherever they lead
And I'm finding more fun in the game
A groovy boy has brought us joy, sweet Georgie Fame
Oh, I heard him one night quite by chance
Now wherever I'm walking, I dance
And London is not quite the same
'cause when it sings, the city swings, sweet Georgie Fame
London Bridge is falling down
Pop songs I hear with suspicion
But now at last I'm glad to meet a sweet lovin' real good
musician
Oh, from Broadway to Festival Hall
I have listened and I've heard them all
And they say there's a few million dames
That are impressed, their ears are blessed with Georgie
Fame
So stay a while, you'll see 'em smile, you won't complain
His hands and feet make music sweet, you'll miss your
train
Your goose is cooked, you're gettin' hooked
Tea For Two
Tony Bennett
(Irving Caesar/Vincent Youmans)
I'm discontented with homes that are rented so I have invented my own.
Darling this place is a lover's oasis where life's weary chase is unknown.
Far from the cry of the city, where flowers pretty caress the streams,
Cozy to hide in, to love side-by-side in. Don't let it abide in my dreams.
Picture you upon my knee, just tea for two and two for tea,
Just me for you and you for me, alone!
Nobody near us, to see us or hear us,
No friends or relations on weekend vacations,
We won't have it known, dear, that we have a telephone, dear.
Day will break and you'll awake and start to bake
A sugar cake for me to take for all the boys to see.
We will raise a family, a boy for you, a girl for me,
Oh, can't you see how happy life would be?
You are revealing a plan so appealing I can't help but falling for you,
Darling, I planned it; can't you understand it is yours to command it, so do.
All of your schemes I'm admiring, they're worth desiring but can't you see,
I'd like to wait there for some future date dear;
it won't be too late, dear, for me.
Picture you upon my knee, just tea for two and two for tea,
Just me for you and you for me, alone!
Nobody near us, to see us or hear us,
No friends or relations on weekend vacations,
We won't have it known, dear, that we have a telephone, dear.
Day will break and you'll awake and start to bake
A sugar cake for me to take for all the boys to see.
We will raise a family, a boy for you, a girl for me,
Oh, can't you see how happy life would be?
That's Entertainment
Tony Bennett
(Howard Deitz/Arthur Schwartz)
The clown with his pants falling down or the dance that's a dream of romance
Or the scene where the villain is mean.
That's entertainment!
The lights on the lady in tights or the bride with a guy on the side,
Or the ball where she gives him her all.
That's entertainment!
The plot can be hot, simply teeming with sex,
a gay divorcee who is after her "ex".
It can be Oedipus Rex, where a chap kills his father
and causes a lot of bother.
The clerk who is thrown out of work by the boss,
Who is thrown for a loss by the skirt who is doing him dirt.
The world is a stage, the stage is a world of entertainment.
Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum
You came along and everything started to hum
Still it's a real good bet the best is yet to come
The best is yet to come and, babe, won't it be fine?
You think you've seen the sun but you ain't seen it shine
Wait till the warm-up's underway
Wait till our lips have met
Wait till you see that sunshine day
You ain't seen nothin' yet!
The best is yet to come and, babe, won't it be fine?
The best is yet to come, come the day you're mine
Come the day you're mine,
I'm gonna teach you to fly
We're gonna taste of the wine
We're gonna drain the cup dry
Wait till your charms are right for these arms to surround
You think you've flown before but you ain't left the ground
Wait till you're locked in my embrace
Wait till I draw you near
Wait till you see that sunshine place Ain't nothin' like it here!
The best is yet to come and, babe, won't it be fine
The best is yet to come, come the day you're mine
SPOKEN: "Ho, ho"
Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum
You came along
and everything started to hum
Oh, the good life, full of fun
Seems to be the ideal
Mm, the good life lets you hide
All the sadness you feel
You won't really fall in love
For you can't take the chance
So please be honest with yourself
Don't try to fake romance
It's the good life to be free
And explore the unknown
Like the heartaches when you learn
You must face them alone
Please remember, I still want you
And in case you wonder why
Well, just wake up
If you hear music when she's near you
And Christmas comes ev'ry day of the year
Then you must know why it's the first clue
That the moment of truth is near
If ev'ry time she glances your way
A million bells start to ring loud and clear
And, after one kiss, you yell "Mayday!"
Then the moment of truth is near
There will come a day when she looks at you
Thrills you through and through and calls your name
That will be the day when you say "I do"
'cause you've discovered that you've grown tired of playin' the game"
And then you both know you're through schemin'
*"Oh Promise Me"* starts to sing in your ear
You're wide-awake, boy, you're not dreamin'
'cause when you say "I do", the moment of truth
At last is here!
There will come a day when she looks at you
Thrills you through and through and calls your name
That will be the day when you say "I do"
'cause you've discovered that you've grown tired of playin' the game"
And then you both know you're through schemin'
*"Oh Promise Me"* starts to sing in your ear
You're wide-awake, boy, you're not dreamin'
'cause when you say "I do", the moment of truth
At last is here!
The shadow of your smile
When you have gone
Will color all my dreams
And light the dawn
Look into my eyes my love and see
All the lovely things you are to me
Our wistful little star
It was far, too high
A teardrop kissed your lipsAnd so did I
Now when I remember spring
All the joys that love can bring
I will be remembering
The shadow of your smile
Someday when I'm awfully low
When the world is cold
I feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight.
Oh, but you're lovely with your smile so warm
And your cheek so soft
There is nothing for me to love you
And the way you look tonight
With each word your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose
touches my foolish heart
Lovely, never ever change
Keep that breathless charr
Won't you please arrange it?
'Cause I love you
I want to be no-one but me
I am in love with a lady who likes me the way I am
I have my faults, she likes my faults
I'm not very bright, she's not very bright
She thinks I'm grand, that's grand for me
She may be wrong, but if we get along
What do we care? say we
Walking on the shore, swimming in the sea
When I am with her, I'm glad the boy who's with her
Is nobody else but me
1. A foggy day in London town -
Had me low -
Had me down -
I viewed the morning with much alarm -
The British Museum had lost it's charm.
2. How long I wonder -
Could this thing last -
But the age of miracles -
It hadn't passed -
For suddenly I saw you standing there -
And in foggy London town -
The sun was shining everywhere.
Take my hand
I'm a stranger in paradise
All lost in a wonderland
A stranger in paradise
If I stand starry-eyed
That's a danger in paradise
For mortals who stand beside an angel like you
I saw your face and I ascended
Out of the commonplace into the rare somewhere
In space I hang suspended
Until I know there's a chance that you care
Won't you answer this fervent prayer
Of a stranger in paradise
Don't send me in dark despair
From all that I hunger for
But open your angel's arms
To this stranger in paradise
And tell him that he need be
Come with me, my love, and seize this day and live it, live it fully, live it fast
Never thinking once about tomorrow till tomorrow's been and gone and past
We'll pour the wine and fill the cup of joy and drink a drink as if it were the
last
Live, just live for life
In Paree today and Amsterdam tomorrow, sixty minutes through the skies
Fly with me to see the setting summer sun and stay with me to see it rise
Then say to those who say "to live this way is mad", then mad we'd rather be than
wise
Live, just live for life
If you let me I will lead you
Through the myst'ry and wonder
Of a world you've never known before
Share the splendors to be shared Magic places to explore
There the dangers to be dared
Life is all of this and more
This and more
Yesterday's a mem'ry gone for good forever while tomorrow is a guess
What is real is what is here and now, the here and now is all that we possess
So take my hand and we will taste the moment if for just the moment's happiness
Live, just live for life
Just in time
You found me just in time
Before you came my time
Was running low
I was lost
The losing dice were tossed
My bridges all were crossed
Nowhere to go
Now you're here
And now I know just where I'm going
No more doubts or fears
I found my way
'Cause love came just in time
You found me just in time
Then you changed my lonely life
That lovely day
Now you're here
And now I know just where I'm going
No more doubts or fears
I found my way
'Cause love came just in time
You found me just in time
Then you changed my lonely life
That lovely day
You changed my lonely life
That lovely day
LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL (1962):
I was resting comfortably, face down in the gutter
Life was serene, I knew where I was at
"There's no hope for him," my dearest friends would mutter
I was something dragged in by the cat. And then ...
Just in time, I found you just in time
Before you came my time was running low
I was lost, the losing dice were tossed
My bridges all were crossed, nowhere to go
Now you're here and now I know just where I'm going
No more doubt or fear, I found my way
For love came just in time, you found me just in time
And changed my lonely life that lovely day
You're All the World to Me
Tony Bennett
(Alan Jay Lerner/Burton Lane)
Everywhere that beauty glows you are,
Everywhere an orchid grows you are,
Everything that's young and gay, brighter than a holiday,
Everywhere the angels play you are.
You're like Paris in April and May
You're New York on a silvery day.
A Swiss Alp as the sun grows fainter,
You're Loch Lomond when autumn is the painter.
You're Moonlight on a night in Capri,
And Cape Cod looking out at the sea,
You're all places that leave me breathless,
And no wonder: you're all the world to me.
You're Lake Como when dawn is aglow,
You're Sun Valley right after a snow.
A museum, a Persian palace,
You're my shining Aurora Borealis
You're like Christmas at home by a tree,
The blue calm of a tropical sea.
You're all places that leave me breathless,
And no wonder: you're all the world to me.
The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play
Through a meadow land toward a closing door
A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before
The lonely night discloses just a passing breeze filled with memories
Of the golden smile that introduced me to
Missed the Saturday dance
Heard they crowded the floor
Couldn't bear it without you
Don't get around much anymore
Thought I'd visit the club
Got as far as the door
They'd have asked me about you
Don't get around much anymore
Well darling, I guess that my mind's more at ease
But nevertheless, why stir up memories?
Been invited on dates
Might have gone but what for
Awfully different without you
If you would only say you care
And though my pocket may be empty
I'd be a millionaire
My clothes may still be torn and tattered
But in my heart I'd be a king
Your love is all that ever mattered
It's everything
So open your arms and you'll open the door
To ev'ry treasure that I'm hopin' for
Hold me and kiss me and tell me you're mine ever more
Must I forever be a beggar
Whose golden dreams will not come true?
Or will I go from rags to riches?
My fate is up to you
Must I forever be a beggar
Whose golden dreams will not come true?
Or will I go from rags to riches?
My fate is up to you
Once upon a time, a girl with moonlight in her eyes
Put her hand in mine and said she loved me so
But that was once upon a time, very long ago
Once upon a time, we sat beneath a willow tree
Counting all the stars and waiting for the dawn
But that was once upon a time; now the tree is gone
How the breeze ruffled up her hair
How we always laughed as though tomorrow wasn't there
We were young and didn't have a care
Where did it go?
Once upon a time, the world was sweeter than we knew
Everything was ours; how happy we were then
When they begin the beguine
It brings back the sound of music so tender,
It brings back a night of tropical splendor,
It brings back a memory evergreen.
I'm with you once more under the stars,
And down by the shore an orchestra's playing
And even the palms seem to be swaying
When they begin the beguine.
To live it again is past all endeavor,
Except when that tune clutches my heart,
And there we are, swearing to love forever,
And promising never, never to part.
What moments divine, what rapture serene,
Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted,
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,
I know but too well what they mean;
So don't let them begin the beguine
Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember;
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember
When they begin the beguine.
Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play
Till the stars that were there before return above you,
Till you whisper to me once more,
"Darling, I love you!"
And we suddenly know, what heaven we're in,
Remember the love song you used to play?
The song that you played when I used to sing?
Play it again, Sam
And then you would play it again, Sam
It's been a few years, Sam
But now and then
I have a few drinks
And remember when
I'd sit here and ask you
To play it again and again, Sam
The first time I heard it
I heard it with her
Sam you remember
How happy we were
Funny what memories
That song seems to stir
So play it for me
In her memory
I've nobody else
But myself to blame
For kidding myself
‘Cause they're all the same
Should be a law
For what her kind of dame
Does to men, Sam
What's over is over
I always say
I'll just have a drink
And be on my way
Only came in here to ask you to play it again, and again, and again, and again, and again,
I looked at you and suddenly
Something in your eyes I see
Soon begins witching me
It's that old devil moon
That you stole from the sky
It's that old devil moon deep in your eyes
You and your glance makes this romance too hot to handle
Stars in the night blazin' their light can't hold a candle
To your razzle dazzle
You've got me flyin' high and wide
On a magic carpet ride
Full of butterflies inside
I wanna cry
Wanna croon
Wanna laugh like a loon
It's that old devil moon deep in your eyes
Just when I think I'm free as a dove
Old evil moon deep in your eyes
Blinds me with love!!
You and your glance makes this romance too hot to handle
Stars in the night blazin' their light can't hold a candle
To your razzle dazzle
You've got me flyin' high and wide
On a magic carpet ride
Full of butterflies inside
I wanna cry
Wanna croon
Wanna laugh like a loon
It's that old devil moon deep in your eyes
Just when I think I'm free as a dove
Old evil moon deep in your eyes
Blinds me with love
It's very clear, our love is here to stay
Not for a year but ever and a day
The radio and the telephone and the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies and in time may go
But, oh, my dear, our love is here to stay
Together we're goin' a long, long way
In time the Rockies may crumble
Gibraltar may tumble
They're only made of clay
But our love is here to stay
Sometimes I'm happy sometimes I'm blue
My disposition depends on you
I never mind the rain from the skies
If I can find the sun in your eyes
Sometimes I love you sometimes I hate you
But when I hate you it's cause I love you
That's how I am so what can I do?
I'm happy when I'm with you
That's how I am so what can I do?
I'm happy when I'm...
How do you keep the music playing?
How do you make it last?
How do you keep a song from fading too fast?
How do you lose yourself to someone?
And never lose your way
How do you not run out of new things to say?
And since we know we're always changing
Why should it be the same?
And tell me how year after year
You're sure your heart will fall apart
Each time you hear her name
I know the way you feel for her, it's now or never
The more I love, the more that I'm afraid
That in her eyes, I may not see forever, forever
If you can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with everyday to make it better
As it grows, with any luck, then I suppose
The music never ends
I know the way I feel for her, it's now or never
(How do you keep the music playing?)
(How do you make it last?)
The more I love, the more that I'm afraid
That in her eyes, I may not see forever, forever
If you can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with everyday to make it better
As it grows, with any luck, then I suppose
Shine On Your Shoes
Tony Bennett
(Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz)
When there's a shine on your shoes,
there's a melody in your heart,
With a singable, happy feeling,
What a wonderful way to start to face the world every day
With a "deedle-um-dee-di-di,"
little melody that is making the world go by.
When you walk down the street with a happy-go-lucky beat,
You'll find a lot in what I'm repeating
"When there's a shine on your shoes,
there's a melody in your heart,"
What a wonderful way to start the day.
Well, alright, okay, you win
I'm in love with you
Well, alright, okay, you win
Baby, what can I do?
I'll do anything you say
It's just got to be that way
Well, alright, okay, you win
I'm in love with you
Well, alright, okay, you win
Baby, what can I do?
Anything you say, I'll do
As long as it's me and you
Well, if you put it that way, then
First thing in the morning
You gotta wake me with a kiss
You gotta make up for all the lovin'
You have made me miss
Well, alright, okay, you win
I'm in love with you
Well, alright, okay, you win
Baby, what can I do?
I'll do anything you say
It's just got to be that way
All that I'm asking
All I want from you
Just love me like I love you
That won't be hard to do
Well, alright, okay, you win
I'm in love with you
Well, alright, okay, you win
Baby, one thing more:
If you're gonna be my man
Sweet baby, take me by the hand
And I'll do anything you say
It's just got to be that way
We loved the shining sea
She gathered sea shells there fore me
Her hands, I love her hands
We’d sit there on the sand
She’d kiss the hollow of my hand
A kiss, I miss a kiss
I hear the grey gulls cry
I see them dip their wings
I feel the pounding surf
And other things
I can’t believe she’s gone
I think I’ll go where she might be
I’ll go, I need her so
What you do to me
You get through to me
With a beautiful vibration
That is new to me
And instead of “no”
What comes out is, “Oh,
baby, baby, don't you quit now”
When tomorrow lips
Meet two coral lips
Then they kiss me, now and later
We can quarrel lips
I should turn you off
But you turn me on
So baby, baby don't you quit now
Every kiss I take
Is a piece of cake
And to give me a sample
Was your first mistake
‘Cause I know when a little tastes like more
And now I want the whole darn
Bakery store
Take my pay from me
Christmas day from
Go anywhere you want
Except away from me
Quit tomorrow noon
Or nine o'clock
Or fifth of June
But baby, don't you quit now
I should turn you off
But you turn me on
Baby, baby don't you quit now
Quit tomorrow noon
Or at nine o'clock
Or fifth of June
Steppin' out with my baby
Can't go wrong 'cause I'm in right
It's for sure, not for maybe
That I'm all dressed up tonight
Steppin' out with my honey
Can't be bad to feel so good
Never felt quite so sunny
And I keep on knockin' wood
There'll be smooth sailin' 'cause I'm trimmin' my sails
In my top hat and my white tie and my tails
Steppin' out with my baby
Can't go wrong 'cause I'm in right
Ask me when will the day be
In dreams we'll always be together
Beneath the moonlit sky
We mustn't say goodbye
Each night I'll push aside the mountains
I'll drain the oceans dry
We mustn't say goodbye
I promise you that when the postman rings
My heart will be inside
The envelope he brings
Oh, don't you know the memories we gathered
Can never, never die
Well, baby, what I couldn't do
With plenty of money and you
In spite of the worry that money brings
Just a little filthy looker buys a lot of things
And I could take you to places that you would like to go
But outside of that, I've no use for dough
It's the root of all evil
Of strife and upheaval
But I'm certain, honey, that life would be sunny
With plenty of money and you
It's the root of all evil
Of strife and upheaval
But I'm certain, honey, that life would be sunny
This is the end of a beautiful friendship
It ended a moment ago
This is the end of a beautiful friendship
I know, for your eyes told me so
We were always like sister and brother
Until tonight when we looked at each other
This is the end of a beautiful friendship
Coco
Coco
Hoping too high
Fell down from the sky
And started to cry
It's the end of Coco, Coco
Where is a friend
To trust and depend upon?
Scan the hills
Rake the sky
But your searching won't end
‘Til you try
To learn to turn to
Someone who's called Coco, Coco, Coco
Could be the end of Coco, Coco
Go find a friend
You can trust and depend upon
Scan the hills
Rake the sky
But your searching won't end
‘Til you try
To learn to turn to
I'll begin again
I will build my life
I will live to know
I fulfilled my life
I'll begin today
Throw away the past
And the future I build
Will be something that will last
I will take the time
That I have left to live
And I'll give it all
That I have left to give
I will live my days
For my fellow men
And I'll live in praise
Of that moment when
I was able to begin again
I'll begin again
I will change my fate
I will show the world
That it is not too late
I will never stop
While I still have time
'Till I stand at the top
Of the mountain I must climb
I will start anew
I will make amends
And I will make quite certain
That the story ends
On a note of hope
On a strong amen
And I'll thank the world
And remember when
I was able to begin again
The touch of your lips
(Ray Noble)
When troubles get me
Cares beset me
And won't le me go
I turn to you
For consolation
There I find
New peace of mind
To leave behind my woe
I turn to you
As I shall always do
The touch of your lips
Upon my brow
Your lips that are cool
And sweet
Such tenderness
Lies in their soft caress
My heart forgets to beat!
The touch of your hands
Upon my head
The love in your eyes
A-shine
And now, at last,
The moment divine
The touch of your lips
On mine...
The love in your eyes
The touch of your lips
Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers?
Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those eyes?
Gosh, all git up, how'd they get so lit up?
Gosh, all git up, how'd they get that size?
Golly gee, when you turn those heaters on
Woe is me, I gotta put my cheaters on
Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers?
Oh, those weepers, how they hypnotize
Where did you get those eyes?
Golly gee, when you turn those heaters on
Woe is me, gotta put my cheaters on
Jeepers creepers, where did you get those peepers?
Oh, those weepers, how they hypnotize
One heart to trade or sell
One heart, an empty shell
Perhaps I'll stop in some pawnbrokers shop
And see what he might pay for second hand hearts today
Or old dreams I'll never use
Love songs I'd love to lose
Such worthless things
What scale could measure them
What other fool could be a fool like me and treasure them
Since you're gone I wear you on this heart
It seems like happiness is just a thing called Joe.
He's got a smile that makes the lilacs want to grow.
He's got a way that makes the angels heave a sigh
When they see little Joe passing by.
Sometimes the cabin is gloomy and the table is bare,
But when he kisses her it's Christmas everywhere.
Troubles fly away and life is easy go, easy go, easy go, easy go.
Does he love her good? That's all she needs to know.
Seems like happiness is just a thing called Joe.
Grab your coat and get your hat
Leave your worries on the doorstep
Life can be so sweet
On the sunny side of the street
Can't you hear the pitter-pat?
And that happy tune is your step
Life can be complete
On the sunny side of the street
I used to walk in the shade with those blues on parade
But I'm not afraid because this rover crossed over!
And if I never had a cent
I'd be rich as Rockefeller
With gold dust at my feet
On the sunny side of the street
I used to walk in the shade with those blues on parade
But I'm not afraid because this rover crossed over!And if I never had a cent
I'd be rich as *Harry Belafonte*With *Barry Goldwater* at my feet
On the sunny side of the street
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Tony Bennet
Writer(s): Comden/Green/Styne
Verse:
It's not that you're fairer
Than a lot of girls just as pleasin'
That I doff my hat
As a worshipper at your shrine
It's not that you're rarer
Than asparagus out of season
No, my darling, this is the reason
Why you've got to be mine
Chorus:
You'd be so nice to come to
You'd be so nice by the fire
While the breeze on high, sang a lullaby
You'd be all that I could desire
Under stars chilled by the winter
Under an August moon burning above
You'd be so nice
You'd be paradise, to come home to and love
Young and Warm and Wonderful
Tony Bennett
Written by Louis C. Singer and Hy Zaret
Peaked at # 23 in 1958
Young and warm and wonderful
You are all I dreamed you'd be
Dreams that seemed improbable
All at once have come true, now I see
Every searching heart finds its happiness
Love is only a matter of time
Young and warm and wonderful at last
You're here, my love, and love is mine
On a clear day, rise and look around you
And you'll see who you are
On a clear day how it will astound you
That the glow of your being outshines every star
You'll feel part of ev'ry mountain, sea, and shore
You can hear from far and near a world you've never heard before
And on a clear day, on that clear day
You can see forever and ever more
You can hear from far and near a world you've never heard before
And on that clear day, on that clear day
You can see forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and evermore!
Love's the big game hunter who held a poison dart
I was game and you took aim and you struck me to my
heart
And now I’m
Trapped in a web of love
Yes, I'm trapped in a web of love
Trapped, trapped, trapped, I’m
Trapped in a web of love
Love's a big witch doctor who stirred a brew for me
I took sips from your sweet lips and now I can't get
free
Because I’m
Trapped in a web of love
Yes, I'm trapped in a web of love
Trapped, trapped, trapped, I’m
Trapped in a web of love
Like a bird in a cage flipping it's wings in rage
I can't fly away
You've clipped my wings I've got to stay
Love's a green eyed monster with oh so many charms
It wrapped itself around my heart with sixty million
arms
And now I’m
Trapped in a web of love
Yes, I'm trapped in a web of love
Trapped, trapped, trapped, I’m
Trapped in a web of love
Love’s a big, black cobra that reared its ugly head
It got me hung with honey tongue then I wished that I
were dead
I am
Trapped in a web of love
Yes, I'm trapped in a web of love
Trapped, trapped, trapped, I’m
Trapped in a web of love
Love’s a big magician with great, big bulging eyes
Double whammed and alakazam-ed and you cut me right
down to size
Now I’m
Trapped in a web of love
Yes, I'm trapped in a web of love
Trapped, trapped, trapped, I’m
No one to talk with, all by myself
No one to walk with, I'm happy on the shelf babe
Ain't misbehaving, saving my love for you
I know for certain the one I love
I'm through with flirting, you that I'm thinking of
Ain't misbehaving
Oh saving my love oh baby, love for you
Like Jack Horner in a corner
Don't go nowhere and I don't care
Oh your kisses worth waiting for, babe
I don't stay out late, don't care to go
I'm home about eight, me and my radio, babe
Ain't misbehaving
When I look in your eyes
I see the wisdom of the world in your eyes
I see the sadness of a thousand goodbyes
When I look in your eyes
And it is no surprise
To see the softness of the moon in your eyes
The gentle sparkle of the stars in the skies
When I look into your eyes
In your eyes
I see the deepness of the sea
I see the deepness of the love
The love I feel you feel for me
Autumn comes, summer dies
I see the passing of the years in your eyes
And when we part there'll be no tears, no goodbyes
I'll just look into your eyes
I feel the love you feel for me
Autumn comes, summer dies
I see the passing of the years in your eyes
And when we part there'll be no tears, no goodbyes
I'll just look into your eyes
Those eyes, so wise
So warm, so real
Before Lord God made the sea and the land,
He held all the stars in the palm of his hand.
And they ran through his fingers like grains of sand,
And one little star fell alone.
Then the Lord God hunted through the wide night air
For the little dark star on the wind down there.
And he stated and promised he'd take special careSo it wouldn't get lost again.
Now a man don't mind if the stars grow dim
And the clouds blow over and darken him,
So long as the Lord God's watching over them,
Keeping track of how it all goes on.
But I've been walking all the night and the day,
Till my eyes get weary and my head turns gray.
And sometimes it seems maybe God's gone away,
And we're lost out here in the stars.
Little stars, big stars, blowing through the night,
And we're lost out here in the stars.
Little stars, big stars, blowing through the night,
And we're lost out here in the stars.
The odds were a hundred to one against me
The world thought the heights were too high to climb
But people from Missouri never incensed me
Oh, I wasn't a bit concerned
For from hist'ry I had learned
How many, many times the worm had turned
They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said the world was round
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
When they said that man could fly
They told Marconi
Wireless was a phony
It's the same old cry
They laughed at me wanting you
Said I was reaching for the moon
But oh, you came through
Now they'll have to change their tune
They all said we never could be happy
They laughed at us and how!
But ho, ho, ho!
Who's got the last laugh now?
They all laughed at Rockefeller Center
Now they're fighting to get in
They all laughed at Whitney and his cotton gin
They all laughed Fulton and his steamboat
Hershey and his chocolate bar
Ford and his Lizzie
Kept the laughers busy
That's how people are
They laughed at me wanting you
Said it would be, "Hello, Goodbye."
But oh, you came through
Now they're eating humble pie
They all said we'd never get together
Darling, let's take a bow
For ho, ho, ho!
Who's got the last laugh?
Hee, hee, hee!
Let's at the past laugh
Ha, ha, ha!
Just tell me that we're through
And make it easy on yourself
Make it easy on yourself
'Cause breaking up is so very hard to do
And if the way I hold you
Can't compare to his caress
No words of consolation
Will make me miss you less
My darling, if this is goodbye
I just know I'm gonna die
So run to him
Before, before you start to cry
And make it easy on yourself
Make it easy on yourself
'Cause breaking up is so very hard to do
Make it easy on yourself
Make it easy on yourself
'Cause breaking up is so very hard to do
Breaking up is so very hard to do
I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her
And I'll think of her all the time
Lately I spend my day hearing her turn a phrase
Things I find hard to praise
Right now would be sublime
Oh, the truth is: I'll only miss her when some stranger laughs
‘Cause its still her laugh my heart hears
Maybe in time, I guess
The longing will grow the slightest bit less
And there will be moments, yes
When it disappears
I'll bet I forget her completely
Calling, calling dear
Loved one can't you hear?
Each throbbing part of my faithful heart,
Come to me, make all my sighs disappear.
Sweetheart, you must know
That I love you so.
Awake or sleeping, my heart's in your keeping,
and calling to you soft and low.
My wonderful one
Whenever I'm dreaming
Love's love light a-gleaming I see
My wonderful one
How my arms ache to hold here
To cuddle and fold near to me
Just you, only you
In the shadowy twilight
In silvery moonlight
There’s none like you
I adore you
My life I live for you
How Insensitive
I must have seemed
When she told me that he loved me
How unmoved and cold
I must have seemed
When she told me so sincerely
"Why," she must have asked,
Did I just turn and stare in icy silence?
What was I to say?
What can you say when a love affair is over?
Now she's gone away
And I'm alone with the memory of her last look
Vague and drawn and sad
I see it still
All her heartbreak in that last look
"How," she must have asked,
Could I just turn and stare in icy silence?
What was I to do?
If there's a gleam in her eye
Each time she straightens your tie
That means the lady's in love with you
And if she can't dress for a date
Without that waiting you hate
That means the lady's in love with you
And when your friends ask you over to join the table
But she will find that far away booth for two
Well Jack, here's just how it stands
You've got romance on your hands
Days of love
Oh, those wonderful days of love
When we walked through
A world of green
Serene, and fair
Lilac trees
When a breeze kissed the lilac trees
How they trembled above
In the warm summer air
Days of love
Let us speak out in praise of love
When I reached for a dream
And you were there
Good times fly
With the winter dove
And the stars of summer sigh
I guess I've got a heart meant
For fooling around with chicks
'Cause in that love department
I know all the ladies' tricks
Now I ran across a girl one day
She was as sharp as a girl could be
And I wasn't surprised to hear her say
That she really went for me
She said I was the best man
Whoever knocked on her door
She said I was the best man
The fella she'd waited for
She said I was the best man
At dancing and nobody can deny
That when it came to romancing
I was the A plus number 1 guy
But then she met my best friend
And knocked him right off his pins
But still I wasn't worried
'Cause the best man always wins
The way it all turned out, there was no doubt
That I was best man in the end
Yes, I was the best man
When she married my best friend
So don't you think you're the best
Till you pass the test
And you know all the ladies' tricks
'Cause you wind up as the best man
Thou swell, thou witty, thou sweet, thou grand
Wouldst kiss me pretty, would hold my hand
Both thine eyes are cute too, what they do to me
Hear me holler, I choose a sweet lollapaloosa in thee
I'd feel so rich in a hut for two
Two rooms, a kitchen, I'm sure would do
Give me not a lot of just a plot of land
And thou swell, thou witty, thou grand
Thou swell, thou witty, thou sweet, thou grand
Wouldst kiss me pretty, would hold my hand
Hear me holler, I choose a sweet lollapaloosa in thee
Well, I'd feel so rich in a hut for two
Two rooms and a kitchen I'm sure would do
Give me not a lot of just a plot of land
And thou swell, thou witty and thou sweet, thou pretty
When I hear children at play
Memories come from far away
Taking me, holding my hand
To the playground wonderland
See-saw, lifting you high
Swings that let you touch the sky
Then, whenever you're through
Painted ponies wait for you
It's a world, summertime free
Where else would you rather be?
With a friend there at your side
Up you climb and down you slide
When I hear children at play
(I love to play in the playground)
(Every time I go, I know that I'll find a friend)
Memories come from far away
Taking me, holding my hand
(I want to stay in the playground)
(When I'm there, I wish that it would never end)
To the playground wonderland
Taking turns, learning to share
Jungle Jim or teddy bear
Hide and seek, counting to ten
Oh, to play there once again
See-saw, lifting you high
Swings that let you touch the sky
Then, whenever you're through
Painted ponies wait for you
When I hear children at play
(I love to play in the playground)
(Every time I go, I know that I'll find a friend)
Memories come from far away
Taking me, holding my hand
(I want to stay in the playground)
(When I'm there, I wish that it would never end)
To the playground wonderland
I wonder when do the bells ring for me
When someone tugs a heartstring for me?
When does it come my time?
When does the poem rhyme?
When do the songs they sing, sing for me?
Tricks, devilish tricks, you, devil, you
You've got a few tricks that you do
Like bringing your lips so close to mine, I shiver and shake
And makin' me feel that I don't care, what chances I take
Tricks, dangerous tricks, you've got me hexed
I'm so perplexed what's comin' next
That magical thing you do to me whenever we touch
That makes me begin to want your touch, a little too much
Tricks, wonderful tricks, though I say no
I know, you know, I love 'em so
I'm hollerin' stop but that's my way of beggin' for more
'Cause if there's anything about you that I adore
It's all of your tricks, devilish tricks
Dangerous tricks, wonderful tricks
Beautiful tricks, don't stop with those tricks
Sleigh bells ring
Are you listening
In the lane
Snow is glistening
A beautiful sight
We're happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland
Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song
As we go along
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say are you married?
We'll say no man
But you can do the job
When you're in town
Later on
We'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid
The plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman
Until the other kiddies knock him down
When it snows
Ain't it thrilling
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play the Eskimo way
Walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland
Come Saturday morning
I'm going away with my friend
We'll Saturday-spend more than half of the day
Just I and my friend
We'll travel for miles in our Saturday smiles
And then we'll move on
But we will remember long after Saturday's gone
Come Saturday morning
I'm goin' away with my friend
We'll Saturday-laugh more than half of the day
Just I and my friend
Dressed up in our rings and our Saturday things
And then we'll move on
But we will remember long after Saturday's gone
Everybody's talking at me
I don't hear a word they're saying
Only the echoes of my mind
People stopping staring
Well, I can't see their faces
Only the shadows of their eyes
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the falling rain
Well, I’m going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking over the northeast winds
Sailing on a summer breeze
Skipping over the ocean like a stone
Well, I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the falling rain
I’m going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking over the northeast winds
Sailing on a summer breeze
Skipping over the ocean like a stone
Everybody's talking at me
I can't hear a word they're saying
Only the echoes of my mind
And I won't leave my love behind
And I won't leave my love behind
She gets too hungry for dinner at eight (I'm starving)
She loves the theater but she never comes late
I never bother with people that I hate
That's why this chick is a tramp (hahaha)
She doesn't like crap games with barons and earls
Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls
And I definitely won't dish our dirt with the rest of those girls
That's why the lady is a tramp!
I love the free, fresh wind in my hair
Life without care
Oh, I'm so broke
It's oh!
I hate California, it's crowded and damp
That's why the lady is a tramp (I'm a tramp!)
Sometimes I go to Coney Island
Oh, the beach is divine
And I love the yankees
Jeter is just fine
I follow rounders and park
She sings every line
That's why the lady is a tramp
I love the prize fight
That isn't a fake (no fakes)
And I love to rowboat with you and your wife in Central Park Lake
She goes to the opera and stays wide awake (yes, I do)
That's why this lady is a tramp
She likes the green (green) grass (grass) under her shoes
What can I lose?
'Cause I got no dough! Oh, no?
I'm all alone when I'm doing my hair
That's why the lady is a tramp!
I love your free, fresh,
I love your handkerchief in my hand
Life without care
But I'm so broke
That's oh!
Hates California, it's cold and it's damp
That's why the lady is a tramp!
That's why this lady is a tramp!
But my heart says, “Reach for the stars”
And my heart I cannot deny
Though its my hard luck
That I’m stuck
On the farthest one in the sky
So my eyes are destined to wander
And my brain no more to relax
For there’s nothing farther out yonder
Than the other side of the tracks
On the other side of the tracks
It’s a long and difficult climb
But the air up there on the bill of faire
Is a choice of lemon and lime
And the muscles keeping your nose up
Are the only muscles you tax
Oh I envy someone who grows up
On the other side of the tracks
So I’m off and running
Over the rail
I’m going gunning
After the quail
Off and running
Send me the mail
To the great big world
On the other side
To the great big world
On the farther side
To the great big world
On the other side of the tracks
One more time!
To the great big world
On the other side
The great big world
On the farther side
The great big world
On the other side of the tracks
THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE
Tony Bennett
(Billy Higgins/W. Benton Overstreet)
For there's a change in the weather, there's a change in the sea,
So from now on there'll be a change in me.
My walk will be different, my talk and my name,
Nothing about me is going to be the same.
I'm going to change my way of living if that ain't enough,
Then I'll change the way I strut my stuff
Cause nobody wants you when you're old and gray.
There'll be some changes made today, there'll be some changes made.
For there's a change in the fashions, ask the feminine folks,
Even Jack Benny has been changing jokes,
I must make some changes from old to the new,
I must do things just the same as others do.
I'm going to change my long tall Mama for a little short fat,
Going to change the number where I live at.
I must have some loving or I'll fade away.
There'll be some changes made today, there'll be some changes made
What Is This Thing Called Love
Tony Bennet
Writer(s): Cole Porter
I was a hum-drum person
Leading a life apart
When love flew in through my window wide
And quickened my hum-drum heart
Love flew in thorugh my window
I was so happy then
But after love had stayed a little while
Love flew out again
What is this thing called love?
This funny thing called love?
Just who can solve its mystery?
Why should it make a fool of me?
I saw you there one wonderful day
You took my heart and threw it away
That's why I ask the Lawd in Heaven above
What is this thing called love?
You gave me days of sunshine
You gave me nights of cheer
You made my life an enchanted dream
'Til somebody else came near
Somebody else came near you
I felt the winter's chill
And now I sit and wonder night and day
Why I love you still?
What a difference a day made,
Twentyfour little hours.
Brought the sun nd the flowers
Where there used to be rain.
My yesterday was blue,dear,
Today I'm a part of you,dear.
My lonely nights are through,dear,
Since you said you were mine.
What a difference a day makes,
There's a rainbow before me.
Skies above can't be stormy
Since that moment of bliss,
That thrilling kiss.
It's heaven when you find romance on your menu.
What a difference a day makes
And the difference is you.
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
Tony Bennett
Written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Peaked at # 33 in 1964
Also charted by Dionne Warwick at # 62 in 1965
From the Broadway show "The Roar Of the Greasepaint-The Smell Of the Crowd"
Who can I turn to when nobody needs me?
My heart wants to know and so I must go where destiny leads me
With no star to guide me and no one beside me
I'll go on my way and, after the day, the darkness will hide me
And maybe tomorrow I'll find what I'm after
I'll throw off my sorrow, beg, steal, or borrow my share of laughter
With you I could learn to, with you what a new day
But who can I turn to if you turn away?
With you I could learn to, with you what a new day
But who can I turn to if you turn away?
When Joanna Loved Me
Tony Bennett
Written by Robert Wells and Jack Segal
Peaked at # 94 in 1964 at the start of the British invasion
Today is just another day, tomorrow is a guess
But yesterday, oh, what I'd give for yesterday
To relive one yesterday and its happiness
When Joanna loved me
Every town was Paris
Every day was Sunday
Every month was May
When Joanna loved me
Every sound was music
Music made of laughter
Laughter that was bright and gay
But when Joanna left me
May became December
But, even in December, I remember
Her touch, her smile, and for a little while
She loves me
And once again it's Paris
Paris on a Sunday
And the month is May
Without A Song
Tony Bennett
Words by Billy Rose and Edward Ilescu
Music by Vincent Youmans
This version did not chart but
It was a # 6 hit in 1930 for Paul Whiteman
Sung in the Broadway show "Great Day" by Lois Deppe and the Russell Wooding Jubilee
Singers
Became the theme song of Lawrence Tibbett
Without a song the day would never end
Without a song the road would never bend
When things go wrong, a man ain't got a friend
Without a song
That field of corn would never see a plow
That field of corn would be deserted now
A man is born but he's no good no-how
Without a song
I got my troubles and woe but sure as I know that Jordan will roll
I'll get along as long as a song is strong in my soul
I'll never know what makes the rain to fall
I'll never know what makes the grass so tall
I only know there ain't no love at all
Without a song!!
Who Cares (As Long As You Care for Me)
Tony Bennett
(Ira Gershwin/George Gershwin)
Who cares if the sky cares to fall in the sea?
Who cares how history rates me?
Long as your kiss intoxicates me!
Why should I care?
Life is one long jubilee,
So long as I care for you,
And you care for me.
Featuring: Alejandro Sanz, Tony Bennett
Yesterday I heard the rain whispering your name
Asking where you'd gone
It fell softly from the clouds on the silent crowds
As I wandered on
Out of doorways
Black umbrellas came to pursue me
Faceless people as they passed were looking through me
No one knew me
Yesterday I shut my eyes
Face-up to the skies, drinking in the rain
But your image still was there floating in the air
Brighter than a flame
Yesterday I saw a city
Full of shadows, without pity
And I heard the steady rain whispering your name
Whispering your name
Yesterday I saw a city
Full of shadows, without pity
And I heard the steady rain whispering your name
Yellow Days
Tony Bennett
Written by Alan Bernstein and Alvaro Carrillo
From his "Something" LP: Columbia 30280
It appears that NO ONE ever charted this in the Top 100 as a single but, per ASCAP, it must
have been put on LP's by Johnny Mathis, Percy Faith, Sinatra and Ellington, the Sandpipers,
the Baja Marimba Band and you-name-'em!!
I remember when the sunlight had a special kind of brightness
And laughter held a lover's kind of lightness
Yellow days, yellow days
She would hold me and the smile would spread around us so completely
And the softness of a kiss would linger sweetly
Yellow days, yellow days
But then came thunder
And I heard her say "goodbye"
Through tears of wonder
Now I'm alone and my heart wants to know
Yellow days, where'd you go?
Life is empty and the sunlight seems so harsh instead of tender
And the laughter's just an echo I'll remember
Yellow days, yellow days
The very thought of you
and I forget to do
those little ordinary things
that everyone ought to do.
I'm living in a kind of daydream,
I'm happy as a king.
And foolish though it may seem, to me that's everything.
The mere idea of you.
The longing here for you.
You'll never know how slow
the moments go
till I'm near to you.
I see your face in every flower.
Your eyes in stars above.
It's just the thought of you,
the very thought of you, my love.
You'll never know how slow
the moments go
till I'm near to you.
I see your face in every flower.
Your eyes in stars above.
It's just the thought of you,
If her voice can bring
Every hope of the spring
That's Judy, my Judy
If her eyes say yes
But you're wrong in your guess
That's Judy, my Judy
If you hear her call
In a soft, southern drawl
"Hi, stranger", that's danger
If you're smart
Watch your heart
She'll upset 'most
Any fellows apple cart
In a hundred ways
You'll be shouting her praise
She'll let ya, I mean she'll get ya
When she sees you fall
She will tell you, "That's all
You wretch ya, you bet ya"
Then you'll know
All the heartaches
Of a fool just like me
If she seem a saint
And you'll find that she ain't
Strike Up the Band
Tony Bennett
Written by George and Ira Gershwin
From his "Strike Up the Band" LP with Count Basie: Roulette 25231
This version did not chart but
In 1930, two versions did chart: Red Nichols and His Five Pennies at # 7 and the
Arden-Ohman Orchestra at # 12
Title song from the Broadway musical
Let the drums roll out
Let the trumpet call
While the people shout "Strike up the band"
Hear the cymbals ring
Callin' one and all
To the martial swing, strike up the band
There is work to be done, to be done
Let's have fun, fun, fun
You son of a gun of a gun, take your stand
Form a line, oh, oh
Come on, let's go
Hey, leader, strike up the band!
I used to be so fancy free but really lonesome as can be
Till one lucky day you came my way
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
I used to think there'd never be a girl who'd ever care for me
Then what do you know you made it so
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
When you kissed me
I felt the seasons change from winter to Spring
When you kissed me
I lost my reason cause I heard the birds sing
I felt like a king
And now I have to rub my eyes each time I try to realize
That your love is mine ain't it just fine
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
Since I found you I feel the entire universe reel
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
I'm the happiest boy cause you bring me nothing but joy
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
When you kissed me
I felt the seasons change from winter to Spring
When you kissed me
I lost my reason cause I heard the birds sing
I felt like a king
And now I have to rub my eyes each time I try to realize
That your love is mine ain't it just fine
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
I never knew what love was all about
Until I met you
We both are lost and alone in the world,
Walk with me in the gentle rain.
Don't be afraid;
I've a hand for your hand,
And I will be your love for a while.
I feel your tears as they fall on my cheek,
They are warm in the gentle rain.
Don't be afraid;
I've a hand for your hand,
And our love will be sweet, will be sad,
Very sweet like the gentle rain, like the gentle rain,
Like the gentle rain, gentle rain, gentle rain, gentle rain.
I'm not much to look at,
I'm nothing to see
I'm just glad I'm living, lucky to be
I've got a woman who's crazy 'bout me
She's funny that way
I can't save a dollar,
I ain't worth a cent
She doesn't holler, she'd live in a tent
I've got a woman, crazy 'bout me
She's funny that way
Though she loves to work and slave for me every day
She'd be so much better off if I went away
But why should I leave her?, Why should I go?
She'd be unhappy without me I know
I've got a woman who's crazy 'bout me
She's funny that way
Your eyes are blue your kisses too
I never knew what they could do
I can't believe that you're in love with me
You're telling everyone I know
I'm on your mind each place you go
They can't believe that you're in love with me
I have always placed you far above me
I just can't imagine that you love me
And after all is said and done
To think that I'm the lucky one
I can't believe that you're in love with me
I have always placed you far above me
I just can't imagine that you love me
And after all is said and done
To think that I'm the lucky one
I can't believe that you're in love with me
Oh, the good life, full of fun seems to be the ideal
Mm, the good life lets you hide all the sadness you feel
You won't really fall in love for you can't take the chance
So please be honest with yourself, don't try to fake romance
It's the good life to be free and explore the unknown
Like the heartaches when you learn you must face them alone
Please remember I still want you, and in case you wonder why
Well, just wake up, kiss the good life goodbye
I, for one, do not intend to ever think about her
I, for one, will let it en
Life will go on without her
I, for one, have better things to do
I, yes me, that’s who
How she used to disagree with everything I told her
How she used to look at me each time I had to scold her
Still I think I changed her point of view
I, yes me, that’s who
Then comes an end, an end to spring
An end to fall
To all and everything, everything
I, for one, will face each day as though I never met her
I, for one, will find a way
Some quick way to forget her
I, for one, won’t miss her my life through
I, yes me, that’s who
I'll begin again
I will build my life
I will live to know
I fulfilled my life
I'll begin today
Throw away the past
And the future I build
Will be something that will last
I will take the time
That I have left to live
And I'll give it all
That I have left to give
I will live my days
For my fellow men
And I'll live in praise
Of that moment when
I was able to begin again
I'll begin again
I will change my fate
I will show the world
That it is not too late
I will never stop
While I still have time
'Till I stand at the top
Of the mountain I must climb
I will start anew
I will make amends
And I will make quite certain
That the story ends
On a note of hope
On a strong amen
And I'll thank the world
And remember when
I was able to begin again
I'll begin again!
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some but for everyone
Lord we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides
Enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers
Enough to cross. Enough to last
'till the end of time
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No not just for some but for everyone
No not just for some but just for everyone
Lord we don't need another meadow
There are corn fields and wheat fields
Enough to grow
There are sun beams and moon beams
Enough to shine
Come on listen lord if you want to know
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No not just for some but for everyone
No not just for some but for everyone
What the world needs now is love
The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a
child at play
Through a meadow land toward a closing door
A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before
The lonely night discloses just a passing breeze filled
with memories
Of the golden smile that introduced me to
The days of wine and roses and you
If there’s a gleam in her eye
Each time she straightens your tie
That means the lady’s in love with you
And if she can’t dress for a date
Without that waiting you hate
That means the lady’s in love with you
And when your friends ask you over to join the table
But she will find that far away booth for two
Well Jack, here’s just how it stands
You’ve got romance on your hands
Because the lady’s in love with you
Is it an earthquake
Or simply a shock
Is it the good turtle soup
Or merely the mock
Is it a cocktail
This feeling of joy
Or is what I feel
The real McCoy
Is it for all time
Or simply a lark
Is it Granada I see
Or only Asbury Park
Is it a fancy
Not worth thinking of
Or is it at long last love?
Wait till you see her
see how he looks
wait till you hear her laugh.
Painters of paintings
writers of books
never could tell the half.
Wait till you feel
the warmth of her glance,
Pensive and sweet and wise.
All of it lovely
all of it thrilling
I’ll never be willing to free her.
When you see her
you won’t believe your eyes
Holdin' hands at midnight
'neath a starry sky
Nice work if you can get it
And you can get it if you try
Strollin' with the one girl
Sighin' sigh after sigh
Nice work if you can get it
And you can get it if you try
Just imagine someone
Waiting at the cottage door
Where two hearts become one
Who could ask for anything more?
Loving one who loves you
And then takin' that vow
Nice work if you can get it
And if you get it won't you tell me how?
Holdin' hands at midnight
'neath a starry sky
And strollin' with the one girl
Sighing sigh after sigh
Just imagine someone
Waiting at the cottage door
Where two hearts become one
Who could ask for anything more?
Loving one who loves you
And then takin' that vow
Nice work if you can get it
And if you get it won't you tell me how?
The Riviera
On every street a gay casino
Where continentals sip their vino
And leave their fortunes to chance
The Riviera
Nevada’s number one casino
Where ladies make the play for dino
In that pursuit of romance
Every gay mademoiselle
Is disarming some maharajah
With the daring of her décolletage
Every [?] will be willing to bet you
She’s gonna be what you will get
Ah the Riviera
Where every golden coat of suntan
Has cost the gold of more than one man
Who wasn't warned in advance
He can live like a king
Have a fabulous fling
Then as a token for the dough that he's sunk
He gets a little label slapped on his trunk
The Riviera
The Riviera
Where every golden coat of suntan
Has cost the gold of more than one man
Who wasn't warned in advance
He can live like a king
Have a fabulous fling
Then as a token for the dough that he's sunk
He gets a little label slapped on his trunk
The Riviera
Up Madison, down Park, every day and often after dark
Pretending that we'll meet
Each time I turn a corner, I walk a little faster
Pretending life is sweet
‘Cause love's around the corner, I walk a little faster
Can't begin to see my future shine as yet
No sign as yet, you're mine as yet
Rushing toward a face I can't define as yet
Keep bumping into walls taking lots of falls
But even though I meet at each and every corner
With nothing but disaster
I set my chin a little higher, hope a little longer
Build a little stringer castle in the air
Because of you there's a song in my heart
Because of you my romance had its start
Because of you the sun will shine
The moon and stars will say you're mine
Forever and never to part
I only live for your love and your kiss
It's paradise to be near you like this
Because of you my life is now worthwhile
And I can smile
Because of you
I only live for your love and your kiss
It's paradise to be near you like this
Because of you my life is now worthwhile
And I can smile
What price happiness? What price happiness?
Who can truthfully say?
But for every shall with tears we pay
Love is happiness. I've had happiness,
But it ended one day
Now I look at life a different way
When skies are cloudy and gray
They're only gray for a day
So wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away
Until that sunshine peeps through
There's only one thing to do
Wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away
Your castles may tumble, that's fate, after all
Life's really funny that way
No use to grumble, smile as they fall
Weren't you king for a day?
Remember that sunshine
Always follows the rain
So wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away
Away, away, away
Away, away, away
Gotta get off, gonna get
Have to get off from this ride
Gotta get hold, gonna get
Need to get hold of my pride
When did i get, where did i
How was i caught in this game
When will i know, where will i
How will i think of my name
When did i stop feeling sure, feeling safe
And start wondering why, wondering why
Is this a dream, am i here, where are you
What's in back of the sky, why do we cry
Gotta get off, gonna get
Off of this merry-go-round
Gotta get off, gonna get
Need to get on where i'm bound
When did i get, where did i
Why am i lost as a lamb
When will i know, where will i
How will i learn who i am
Is this a dream, am i here, where are you
Tell me, when will i know, how will i know
When will i know why?
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some but for everyone
Lord we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides
Enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers
Enough to cross. Enough to last
'till the end of time
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No not just for some but for everyone
No not just for some but just for everyone
Lord we don't need another meadow
There are corn fields and wheat fields
Enough to grow
There are sun beams and moon beams
Enough to shine
Come on listen lord if you want to know
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No not just for some but for everyone
No not just for some but for everyone
Good luck to the boys
With rainbows to chase
In my time I’ve chased a few
Good luck to the runners
May they all win the race
But home is the place with you
Goodbye to the girls
I’ll never embrace
The dreams that won’t pursue
But here’s to the dreamers
Who can keep up the pace
I give them my space
I’m through and
Once we were foolish children
Playing as children play
Racing through a meadow April bright
Dreaming on a hilltop half the night
Now that we're growing older
We have no time to play
Now that we're growing wiser
We are not wise enough to stay
Young and foolish
Why is it wrong to be
Young and foolish?
We haven't long to be
Soon enough the carefree days
The sunlit days go by
Soon enough the bluebird has to fly
We were foolish
One day we fell in love
Now we wonder
What were we dreaming of
Smiling in the sunlight
Laughing in the rain
But my heart says, “Reach for the stars”
And my heart I cannot deny
Though its my hard luck
That I’m stuck
On the farthest one in the sky
So my eyes are destined to wander
And my brain no more to relax
For there’s nothing farther out yonder
Than the other side of the tracks
On the other side of the tracks
It’s a long and difficult climb
But the air up there on the bill of faire
Is a choice of lemon and lime
And the muscles keeping your nose up
Are the only muscles you tax
Oh I envy someone who grows up
On the other side of the tracks
So I’m off and running
Over the rail
I’m going gunning
After the quail
Off and running
Send me the mail
To the great big world
On the other side
To the great big world
On the farther side
To the great big world
On the other side of the tracks
One more time!
To the great big world
On the other side
The great big world
On the farther side
The great big world
Hi-ho, hi-ho
At last it seems I've found her
Now I won't be happy
'Til my arms are around her
Hi-ho, ho-hi
If a kiss she'd only throw me
Oh me, oh my
Her charm, her smile
So sweet and dimply
I want them or I'd simply die
Hi-ho, hi-ho
Oh, there's no one like her
Here on Earth below
Perhaps I'm reaching too high
Hi-ho, hi-ho
Please pardon me, sir
But I'm in love with her
And if you knew her, sir
Then so would you
Be in love with her too
I beg of you, ma'am
Look at that honey lamb
Now that you've seen her, ma'am
Don't you agree
No one's lovely as she?
She's lovely
No one lovelier
No one lovelier
No one's lovely as she
She's lovely
No one lovelier
No one lovelier than she
Hi-ho, hi-ho
For me there's none can top her
Even if you offer Venus
I wouldn't swap her
Hi-ho, ho-hi
Will I ever be her Romeo?
Me, oh my
Her eyes, they thrill
And then they mock you
My heart they'll always occupy
Hi-ho, hi-ho
Oh, there's no one like her
Here on Earth below
Perhaps I'm reaching too high
Hi-ho, hi-ho
I've got it
Mm, she's got me
Haven't me her yet
Country girl, country girl
I beheld her in meadowland
Bowing and reaping and singing a refrain
Oh, what a melancholy strain
The valley echoed with a ring
No nightingale could ever sing
So plaintively as the country girl
I was spellbound and curious
Why such a sad song?
Perhaps love passed her by
No hopeful rainbow in the sky
Maybe she held a memory dear
A happiness of yesteryear
In solitude cried the country girl
Came the hour to travel on
Sadness befell me
A sorrow filled my heart
A longing never to depart
The music in my soul I bore
Long after it was heard no more
And memories of a country girl
The summer smiles, the summer knows
And unashamed she sheds her clothes,
The summer smoothes the restless sky
And lovingly she warms the sand
On which you lie
The summer knows, the summer's wise,
She sees the doubts within your eyes
And so she takes her summertime
Tells the moon to wait and the sun to linger
Twists the world round her summer finger
Lets you see the wonder of it all
And if you've learned your lesson well
There's little more for her to tell
One last caress
It's time to dress
For Fall.
The summer smiles, the summer knows
And unashamed she sheds her clothes,
One last caress
It's time to dress
For Fall.
All mine
You'll be all mine
Once I find you
Once I reach you
Your face, how it haunts me
Your arms, will they want me?
Will you know me?
What surprises will you show me?
I have young arms
I have old dreams
Warm as sunlight
Soft as moonbeams
And they told me
Come tomorrow
You will hold me
Is there something in the misty night
that keeps you from my lips?
How long will we be lonely people
Moving like two passing ships?
From the moment of your birth
You are my destiny on Earth
And I know well what love is worth
Sure as leaves fall
And the stars shine
You will soon be always, always, always, all mine
Maybe
I should have saved
Those leftover dreams
Funny
But here's that rainy day
Here's that rainy day
They told me about
And I laughed at the thought
That it might turn out this way
Where is that worn out wish
That I threw aside
After it brought my love so near
Funny how love becomes
A cold rainy day
Funny
That rainy day is here
It's funny
How love becomes
A cold rainy day
Funny
That rainy day is here
Workin’ hard is stimulating
Now arrest your contemplating
Won’t be long now then you may take
That most delightful welcome coffee break
You’re a modern thinking person
But you mind needs some diversion
So get ready to depart now
For that delightful welcome coffee break
Now you’ve got your coffee
And its hot and black too
Watch your waistline
Can’t use cream
Look who’s sittin’ there now
Isn’t that a treat now?
Sittin’ next to you: a dream
Now you’ve had your inspiration
Coffee, cream and conversation
Back to work now no diversion
You’ve had a most delightful coffee break
Days of love
Oh, those wonderful days of love
When we walked through
A world of green
Serene, and fair
Lilac trees
When a breeze kissed the lilac trees
How they trembled above
In the warm summer air
Days of love
Let us speak out in praise of love
When I reached for a dream
And you were there
Good times fly
With the winter dove
And the stars of summer sigh
For the days of love
Come along, follow me
Let me take you to Christmasland
It’s a place very near
Where you find your own wonderland
Waiting there for you
You will see all the friends you knew
Santa Claus will be there
There’ll be toys and some mistletoe
All the things that you loved as a child
Many years ago
Come and take my hand
We’ll find happiness
Let’s go to Christmasland
Come and take my hand
We’ll go, you and I
To find our Christmasland
I have crossed a thousand bridges
In my search for something real
There were great suspension bridges
Made like spider webs of steel
There were tiny wooden trestles
And there were bridges made of stone
I have always been a stranger
And I’ve always been alone
There’s a bridge to tomorrow
There’s a bridge from the past
There’s a bridge made of sorrow
That I pray will not last
There’s a bridge made of colors
In the sky high above
And I think that there must be
Bridges made out of love
I can see her in the distance
On the rivers of a shore
And her hands reach out longing
As my own have done before
And I call across to tell her
Where I believe the bridge must lie
And I’ll find it, yes, I’ll find it
If I search until I die
Then the bridge is between us
We’ll have nothing to say
We will run through the sunlight
And she’ll meet me half way
There’s a bridge made of colors
In the sky high above
And I’m certain that somewhere
There’s a bridge made out of love
Love!
We loved the shining sea
She gathered sea shells there fore me
Her hands, I love her hands
We’d sit there on the sand
She’d kiss the hollow of my hand
A kiss, I miss a kiss
I hear the grey gulls cry
I see them dip their wings
I feel the pounding surf
And other things
I can’t believe she’s gone
I think I’ll go where she might be
I’ll go, I need her so
I need our shining sea
How do you keep the music playing?
How do you make it last?
How do you keep the song from fading too fast?
How do you lose yourself to someone?
And never lose your ways
How do you not run out of new things to say?
And since we're always changing
How can it be the same?
And tell me how year after year
You're sure your heart will fall apart
Each time you hear his name
I know the way I feel for you
It's now or never
The more I love the more that I'm afraid
That in your eyes I may not see forever..
Forever...
If we can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with everyday to make it better as it
grows
With any luck, then I suppose
The music never ends
I know the way I feel for you
It's now or never!
(How do you keep the music playing?)
The more I love the more that I'm afraid
(How do you make it last)
That in your eyes I may not see forever
Forever...
(How do you keep the song from fading, keep the song
from fading too fast)
If we can be the best of lovers
Yet be the best of friends
If we can try with everyday to make it better as it
grows
With any luck, then I suppose
The music never ends
Happiness always comes around to bless
Happy hearted ones, I guess
Its true
Get your share
There’s a lot of joy to spare
Any heart that’s free from care
Will do
Don't mind the rain drops
Wait till the rain stops
You'll find the sun laughing at life
No road is lonely, if you will only
Smile through the tears, laughing at life
Live for tomorrow, be happy today
Laugh all your sorrow away
Start now and cheer up
The skies will clear up
Lose all your blues laughing at life
Antonia
Soon you will out grow my arms
Soon enough you'll discover
Other boys have charms
Antonia, woman child
Won't be long, you drive 'em wild
But in the meantime, stay your daddy's girl
And wrap me round your little finger
Antonia, take it slow
When it's right, you let me know
But in the meantime let me be the guy
One you turn to till you learn to fly
Antonia
Soon you will out grow my arms
Soon enough you'll discover
Other boys have charms
Antonia, you will bloom
Leaving me your empty room
And anytime I'm lonely, I can find
Today I may not have a thing at all
Except for just a dream or two
But I've got lots of plans for tomorrow
And all my tomorrows belong to you
Right now it may not seem like spring at all
We're drifting and the laughs are few
But I've got rainbows planned for tomorrow
And all my tomorrows belong to you
No one knows better than I
That luck keeps passing me by that's fate
But with you there at my side
I'll soon be turning the tide, just wait
As long as I've got arms that cling at all
It's you that I'll be clinging to
And all the dreams I dream, beg or borrow
On some bright tomorrow they'll all come true
I've never seen you wake at dawn
And brush a dream from your eyes
I've never seen you part your lips
To take a kiss by surprise
And I've never seen you bow your head in prayer
Or jump for joy and let your laughter fill the air
And yet I love you, sight unseen
For my heart has seen what I've never seen
And yet I love you, sight unseen
For my heart has seen what I've never seen
A B C D E F G H
I never learned to spell, at least not well
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
I never learned to count a great amount
But my busy mind is burning to use
What learning I've got
I won't waste any time
I'll strike while the iron is hot
If they asked me, I could write a book
About the way you walk and whisper and look
I could write a preface on how we met
So the world would never forget
And the simple secret of the plot
Is just to tell them that I love you a lot
Then the world discovers as my book ends
How to make two lovers of friends
And the simple secret of the plot
Is just to tell them that I love you a lot
Then the world discovers as my book ends
Christmas future is far away
Christmas past is past
Christmas present is here today
Bringing joy that will last
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be far away
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
In the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
And the shining star will climb the highest bar
I call her Firefly
Cause, oh, my
She radiates moonglow
Wants none of that noon glow
She starts to glitter
When the sun goes down
Bout eight p.m., it's mayhem
She switches those brights up
Lights up and gives me a call
Take me to the Fireflies ball
But when I get her there
Set her there
Do I get to pet her there
And grab me some glow
No, she's a gad about, mad about
Luring every lad about
While leaving me moaning low
Oh, Firefly, why can't I
Latch on for you no how
Oh, how I love you but gee
While you set the night on
Firefly, shine a little light on me
But when I get her there
Set her there
Do I get to pet her there
And grab me some glow
No, she's a gad about, mad about
Luring every lad about
While leaving me moaning low
Oh, Firefly, why can't I
Latch on for you no how
Oh, how I love you but gee
While you set the night on
Firefly, shine a little light on
Shine a little light on
Shine a little light on me
Crazy rhythm, here's the doorway
I'll go my way, you'll go your way
Crazy rhythm, from now on, we're through
Here is where we have a showdown
I'm too high and you're too low down
Crazy rhythm, here's goodbye to you
They say that when a high brow meets a low brow
Walking along Broadway
Soon the high brow, he has no brow
Ain't it a shame and you're to blame
What's the use of our mission
You produce the same condition
Crazy rhythm, I've gone crazy too
They say that when a high brow meets a low brow
Walking along Broadway
Soon the high brow, he has no brow
Ain't it a shame and you're to blame
What's the use of prohibition
You produce the same condition
Crazy rhythm, I've gone crazy too
Crazy rhythm, I've gone crazy too
Cloudy morning, dark as night
Tops of buildings, lost from sight
Sign of spring was nowhere to be seen
The trees in Central Park were anything but green
And then that cloudy morning slowly cleared
Tops of buildings reappear
Then suddenly I saw you come my way
And I knew that this would be a lovely day
And then that cloudy morning slowly cleared
Tops of buildings reappear
Then suddenly I saw you come my way
And I knew that this would be a lovely day
That day in Central Park
That cloudy morning
Then it suddenly cleared
Hey fellow with a million smackers
And nervous indigestion
Rich fellow, eats milk and crackers
I'll ask you one question
You silly so and so
With all your dough...
Are you havin' any fun?
What y'gettin' out o' livin'?
What good is what you've got
If you're not havin' any fun?
Are you havin' any laughs?
Are you gettin' any lovin'?
If other people do,
So can you, have a little fun
After the honey's in the cone
Little bees go out and play
Even the old grey mare down home
Has got to have hay... HEY!
You better have some fun
You ain't gonna live forever
Before you're old and gray, feel okay
Have your little fun, son!
Have your little fun!
Why do you work and slave and save?
Life is full of ifs and buts
You know the squirrels save and save
And what have they got... NUTS!
Better have a little fun
You ain't gonna live forever
Before you're old and grey, still okay
Have your little fun, son!
Have your little fun!
In olden days, a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows
Anything goes
Good authors too who once knew better words
Now only use four letter words
Writing prose
Anything goes
The world has gone mad today
And good's bad today
And black's white today
And day's night today
When most guys today, that women prize today
Are just silly gigolos
So though I'm not a great romancer
I know that you're bound to answer
When I propose
That anything goes
Anything goes
The world has gone mad today
And good's bad today
And black's white today
And day's night today
When most guys today, that women prize today
Are just silly gigolos
So though I'm not a great romancer
I know that you're bound to answer
When I propose
Anything goes, Anything goes
Sometimes your eyes look blue to me
Although I know they’re really green
I seem to see you differently
Changing as I’m treating kindly
Or treated meanly
From moment to moment
You’re two different people
Faithful and warm when I’m in your arms
And then when you leave
You’re so untrue
But however you are
Deep down, whatever you are
Whoever you are, I love you
Sometimes I feel you’re mine alone
And yet I’m sure its just not so
I get this feeling on my own
After I learn if you’re staying
Or if you’re going
From moment to moment
You’re two different people
Someone I know as the girl I love
Or the girl I wish I never knew
But however you are
Deep down, whatever you are
Whoever you are, I love you
Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
Tender is the night
So tender is the night
There's no one in the world
Except the two of us
Should tomorrow
Find us disenchanted
We have shared a love
That few have known
Summers by the sea
A sailboat in Capri
These memories shall be
Our very own
Even though our dreams may vanish
With the morning light
We loved once in splendour
How tender, how tender the night
Even though our dreams may vanish
With the morning light
We loved once in splendour
I Won't Cry Anymore
Bobby Vinton
Written by Fred Wise and Al Frisch
This version not released as a single but
In 1951 Tony Bennett took it to #12
I won't cry anymore, now that you've left me
I won't cry anymore, now that you're gone
I've she'd a million tears since we're apart
But tears can never mend a broken heart
I won't sigh anymore, I'll just forget you
And I'm closing the door of memories
Though you're the one love that my arms are longin' for
This is goodbye, I won't cry anymore
I won't sigh anymore, I'll just forget you
And I'm closing the door of memories
Though you're the one love that my arms are longin' for
This funny world
Makes fun of the things that you strive for
This funny world
Can laugh at the dreams you're alive for.
If you're beaten, conceal it!
There's no pity for you
For the world cannot feel it.
Just keep to yourself
Weep to yourself.
This funny world
Can turn right around and forget you.
It's always sure
To roll right along when you're through.
If yoo are broke you Shouldn't mind.
It's all a joke, for you will find
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Trampin' feet
With traffic meet
And fill the street
With boomin' and zoomin' and rhythm
With the merrily beat of my heart
Birds that sing
and bells that ring
their voices bring
the rollicky' frollicky' tempo
of the dancing beat of my heart
It all began
The day you smiled at me
In such a charming way
Need I further say:
Because of you
The world is filled with music
Rumblin' trains and roarin' planes
Their noise contains
The clickety clackety drummin'
From the hummin' beat of my heart
(unintelligible) hours
(unintelligible) powers
thundershowers that pitter and patter
are sounding to the poundin' beat of my heart
And since you're mine
My love song needs another line
With word 'divine'
That your name will rhyme with
While I sing in time with
Every thumpin' bumpin' beat of my heart
(scatting)
The beat of my heart
(scatting)
The beat of my heart
It all began
The day you smiled at me
In such a charming way
Need I further say:
Because of you
The world is filled with music
Rumblin' trains and roarin' planes
Their noise contains
The clickety clackety drummin'
From the hummin' beat of my heart
(unintelligible) hours
(unintelligible) powers
thundershowers that pitter and patter
are sounding to the poundin' beat of my heart
And since you're mine
My love song needs another line
With word 'divine'
That your name will rhyme with
While I sing in time with
Every thumpin' bumpin' beat of my heart
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Listen to the beat
Someday she'll come along, the girl I love
Her smile will be a song, the girl I love
And when she comes my way
I'll do my best to make her stay
I'll look at her and smile,
She'll understand
And in a little while I'll take her hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both won't say a word
Maybe I will meet her Sunday
Maybe Monday, maybe not
But I'm sure I'll meet her one day
Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day
I'll build a little home, just meant for two
From which we'll never roam; Who would, would you?
And so all else above I'm waiting for the girl I love
Someday she'll come along, the girl I love
Her smile will be a song, the girl I love
When she comes my way
I'll do my best to make her stay
I'll build a little home, just meant for two
From which we'll never roam; Who would, would you?
So all else above I'm waiting for the girl,
Maybe this time, I'll be lucky
Maybe this time she'll stay
Maybe this time, for the first time
Love won't wander away
She's gonna hold me fast
And I'll be home at last
Not a loser anymore
Not like the last time, and the time before
Everybody loves a winner
But nobody loves me
Mr. Peaceful, Mr. Happy
That's what I want to be
All of the odds are, in my favor
Something's bound to begin
It's gotta happen, happen sometime
Gonna take a sentimental journey
Gonna set my heart at ease
Gonna make a sentimental journey
To renew old memories
Got my bag, got my reservation
Spent each dime I could afford
Like a child in wild anticipation
Long to hear that "All aboard"
Seven, that's the time we leave, at seven
I'll be waitin' up for heaven
Countin' every mile of railroad track
That takes me back
Never thought my heart could be so yearny
Why did I decide to roam?
Gotta take that sentimental journey
Something in your smile speaks to me
Something in your eyes shows me the way
And helps me to say the things
That I could never say to you
Something in your voice sings to me
Something in your laugh makes me rejoice
And there is no choice except
To let my thoughts all stray to you
And stray to you they do
Something in you is rich and rare
And there is something more
Something in you is everything
I've never known before
Something of your charm clings to me
Something of your warmth stayed in my heart
And made me a part of you for just a little while
Tony Bennett:
(Hey John)
John Mayer:
(Yes sir?)
Tony:
(Come on let's have a drink)
John:
(If you insist)
Tony:
It's quarter to three
There's no one in the place except you and me
Set 'em up, Joe,
You know John I've got a little story that you ought know
Maybe you've heard about this
We're drinking, my friend
To the end of a brief episode
(I'm telling you, this is what happened)
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
John:
I got the routine (Tony: Oh no, you too?)
So drop another nickel in the machine
Men I'm feeling so bad
I wish you'd make the music dreamy and sad
I Could tell you a lot (Tony: You too?)
But you've got to be true to your code
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
Tony:
You'd never know it but buddy, I'm a kind of poet
And I got a lot of things to say
John:
And when I'm gloomy
You simply gotta listen to me
Until it's talked away
Tony:
(Let's have another drink, bartender flow it up in here would you?)
That's how it goes
John I know your getting pretty anxious to close (John: You don't know me well then)
John:
Tony thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear
Tony:
'Cause this torch that I found must be drowned or it soon might explode
Together:
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
The song a robin sings,
Through years of endless springs,
The murmur of a brook at even tide.
That ripples through a nook where two lovers hide.
The great symphonic theme,
That's Stella by starlight,
And not a dream,
My heart and I agree,